This qualification reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.
About this Course:
Care for people needing support with a Certificate III in Individual Support. This course prepares students to provide individualised support in working roles.
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- centred support.
This course is available with either a Disability or Aged Care specialisation. There is a minimum of 15 supervised scheduled face to face course contact hours on campus per week as well as 5 distance / online education hours per week. This comes to a total of 20 hours per week, which includes the work placement hours. Students are also required to undertake reading, activities, research, assessments and homework.
What You’ll Learn:
effectively work and communicate in the health and community services industries
support independence and wellbeing for a diverse range of people
work ethically and legally
Ageing Care, Disability Care, and Home and Community care (Elective units)
Communicate and work in health or community services
CHCDIV001
Work with diverse people
CHCLEG001
Work legally and ethically
HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body systems
HLTWHS002
Follow safe work practices for direct client care
ELECTIVE UNIT
Course Name
Ageing Specialisation
Disability Specialisation
Home and Community Specialisation
Other Electives
TUITION FEES
Course Name
Course Duration
Domestic Base Rate
Campus Availability
Intakes
Certificate III in Individual Support
26 weeks
$3,500
EMP HBT
Monthly
Additional Fees:
Enrolment Fee: $200
Disclaimer:
NIET’s tuition fees vary based on a combination of residential status, location at the time of applying, campus capacity and other factors. Fee information provided for this course is therefore indicative and intended only as a guide. Specific tuition fees, terms and conditions will be provided via a formal Letter Of Offer issued to successful applicants. Should you wish to discuss tuition fees, please Contact Us or alternatively, you may Apply Now and our Admissions Team will respond with a formal Letter of Offer should your application be successful.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The training package does not have any entry requirement, but NIET’s specific course entry requirements are:
Education
16 years old or above Completion of Year 12 / High School overseas or Australian Year 11 or equivalent
English
IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent Pass NIET LLN test
NIET’s course intake dates and training schedules vary according to student numbers, trainer availability and other of factors. Schedule information provided for this course is therefore indicative and intended only as a guide. Specific class schedules and access to the online learning portal will be provided upon commencement. Should you wish to discuss training schedules in more detail prior to applying, please Contact Us.
Why study with ?
Very Affordable.
Our low fees are designed to make education accessible to all students, and we provide a range of funding options, and customised payment schedules.
Lots of Pathway Options.
We offer more than 200 different package and pathway options to award-winning Australian universities, like Griffith and UTAS.
Accessible Entry Requirements.
Our college caters to learners of all academic backgrounds and English levels, with a huge range of free study support and tutoring options.
Just the education you need.
Our hyper-focused training programmes are designed to get students out into industry, with exactly the skills that industry demand.
How do I apply?
Our application process is free, easy & there’s no obligation.
1
Submit an Application
It’s free, takes around 5 minutes, and helps our team make sure you’re eligible. If you have any questions, for example around how to pay, funding, schedule, placement etc, ask them at the same time.
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Accept your letter of offer
Our team will send you a letter of offer for you to accept. Send it back, pay your enrolment fee, then our incredible Admissions team will send you an onboarding pack, and schedule in your classes. Welcome onboard!
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