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Training and assessment activities are conducted online and at the learner's workplace. Once a month face-to-face contact learning support via email, phone and online tutorial support available on campus.
Traineeship / Work place based. Part time options are available.
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Level 8, 250 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Level 8, 234-250 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Professional Body
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission / NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
TRA / VETASSESS
Course Content
Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
Communicate and work in health or community services
Work legally and ethically
Work with diverse people
Support independence and wellbeing
Provide individualised support
Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
Recognise healthy body systems
Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
Support community participation and social inclusion
Work effectively in disability support
Support positive mealtime experiences
Recognise and report risk of falls
Identify and report abuse
Common Questions
The tuition fee is $5,500. Additional fees include Regional VIC delivery at $250 or Melbourne Metropolitan delivery at $2,300, plus textbooks at $140. This program is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth government funding to eligible candidates, and eligibility criteria applies.
The traineeship is listed as 36 weeks in duration on the course page, and includes 120 hours of work placement. The brochure notes a total course duration of 52 weeks (46 weeks of delivery plus 6 weeks of holidays), with total course duration varying depending on student progress.
There are no prerequisite qualifications required to enter this program. However, students must complete a Pre-Training Review, meet the Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) skill standards for this program level, and demonstrate they are a suitable candidate for this program.
Candidates may be asked to provide evidence of the following for work placement, though requirements vary according to host employer policies: National Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening, First Aid Certificate, Flu vaccination and COVID-19 vaccinations.
Yes, both Credit Transfer (CT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are available. Credit Transfer is free of charge, while RPL application fees are $145 per hour.
Application
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Step 02
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Step 03
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