Course Overview
Do you want a career in the health care sector? Have you thought about caring for the older person or a person with disability?
This is a great pathway for students wanting to enter the health care sector to obtain employment whilst furthering your studies after school in your chosen health care field.
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Education Centre (ANMEC) has partnered with leading providers in the aged care and disability industries to deliver a contemporary Certificate III in Individual Support that embeds the philosophy of empowering older and disabled people. The training uses evidence-based practice to support the principles of a person-centred approach and engages learners to deliver care that places the client at the centre of service with inclusive decision- making and informed client choices about activities of daily living.
ANMEC offers the Ageing OR Disability specialisation
The Aged Care and Home Care sectors desperately need workers as over 200,000 Aged Care workers are due to retire in the next 15 years (Aged Care Workforce Final Report 2012 DoHA).
To enter the Health Care workforce, you will need to study one of the following certificates:
- CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
- CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)
ANMEC can provide the skills and knowledge that you need through the following delivery option:
12 month course part time – Delivered at ANMEC, comprising of classroom, online learning and workplace practice. This program is a VET in School program, where students complete it as part of the SACE year 11 and 12 points.
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Process to enrol into the course:
- Read the below course information and course flyer
- Contact your VET Coordinator
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Intakes
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Program
Structured Work Placement
Students undertake a minimum of 120 hours of work placement. At ANMEC, these are conducted in 1 or 2 week blocks during school holidays.
Course Location
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Education Centre (ANMEC)
191 Torrens Road, Ridleyton SA 5008
SACE Credits
Ageing: Stage 2 - 95 Credits
Disability: Stage 2 - 95 Credits
Funding Criteria
- Must be turning 16 in the year of study
- Australian Citizen, permanent resident or eligible VISA holder
- Must not have exhausted personal allocation of government funding
Subsidised Training
The Certificate III in Individual Support is subsidised under the Government of South Australia's Subsidised Training initiative and is available for eligible students.
Eligibility criteria apply.
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Course Cost
$350 rest of course is subsidised under the Government of South Australia's Subsidised Training Initiative.
Pre-Course Experiences/Pre-requisites
No pre-requisites to study this qualification, however suitable students:
- In year 11 or 12
- Over 16 years of age
- Have a passion for being part of the Health Service Industry
Course Requirements
- An appointment with the VET Coordinator or Counsellor in your school is required to enrol in this course
- National Police Clearance (National Crime Check) and relevant DHS Clearances (at students own expense)
Career Pathways
Possible job roles include:
- Personal Care Worker – Aged Care
- Home Care Worker
- Disability Support Worker
- Enrolled Nursing
Qualifications & skills covered
This qualification reflects the role of workers in residential facilities and community care who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support. 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.
Course completion requirements:
- CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
- 13 units must be completed - 7 core units and 6 elective units
- Students must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency
- CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)
- 13 units must be completed - 7 core units and 6 elective units
- Students must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency
Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full Qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.
Please note
ANMEC are obligated under the training standards to ensure that students commencing study are fully informed of the course requirement and course fees, and aim for successful completion of the qualification & potential employment in the health care sector. In order to do this, ANMEC require applicants to complete the TGSS Form A and for the student and referring school to complete a language, literacy and numeracy declaration as a way to determine this.
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