CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) – Superseded

CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centered support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centered support.

Entry Requirements

There are no academic requirements or pre-requisites for this qualification, however, the student must:

• Be 15 years of age
• Have sound communication skills
• Undertake and complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment
• Must have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI) and Police check.
• Influenza vaccination before they attend work placement
• Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination certificate required (Unless medical exemption is provided )

You will be assessed on your language, literacy and numeracy skills prior to enrolment to ensure you have the skills in line with ACSF level 3. If you do not meet the required skills you may need to complete foundational skills training with an approved provider before you can enrol to complete this qualification with ANTS.

Assessment

CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) will be presented in competency-based mode and the student’s competency will be assessed at all levels according to competencies and performance criteria. The training package for each competency specifies the conditions and method of assessment. Assessment methods range from completing set tasks and activities, class attendance and participation, completion of assignments / projects and practical demonstrations in a simulated or workplace environment.

Important Information

This qualification contains content, concepts and scenarios that may be distressing. Please consider your personal resilience and any potential emotional triggers when participating in this qualification and in any future employment in this field. If you need help preparing for study, contact us about your options.

Course Structure

Work Placement

Students will attend the mandatory work placement after completing the face to face theory and simulated training. The placement will include both training and assessment.

Australian Nursing and Training Services (ANTS) arranges work placements for students.

All students must complete a minimum of 120 hours of work placement in an accredited residential care facility for either aged care, disability or home and community organisation to be deemed competent for this qualification.

Along with your police check you will also need to obtain HLTAID011 Provide first aid prior to commencing your placement. If you choose the Disability or Home and Community specialisation you will also need to obtain a working with children check.

Some facilities may also require you to provide Immunisation records/evidence, (Flu Vaccines are required in all Accredited Residential Care Facilities, if you are not vaccinated the facility may not accept you)

Uniform requirement

You will be required to provide your own uniform for work placement, please see the detailed description below.

• Navy or black pants – NO JEANS
• White short-sleeved collared shirt (Polo Shirt is fine)
• Flat, black, closed in non-slip shoes. NO CANVAS SHOES
• Tie your hair up, clean short nails, and limit your jewellery and makeup

Career Outcomes         

• Assistant in Nursing
• Care Worker
• Community Care Worker
• Home Care Assistant
• Accommodation Support Worker
• Food Services Worker (Aged Care)
• Disability Support Worker
• Disability Support Team Leader (experience required)
• Personal Care Giver
• Respite Care Worker
• Residential Care Worker

Opportunities for Further Study

Successful completion of this program will allow participant to articulate into a number of qualifications including:

• CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support
• CHC43115 Certificate IV in Disability
• CHC42015 Certificate IV in Community Services

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows a person to receive recognition and credit for the knowledge and skills they have, no matter how and where they were attained, including overseas. This can include skills from previous study, work experience and life experience.

Credit Transfer

Australian Nursing and Training Services has an obligation to recognise Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by other registered training organisations.