The Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is designed to give you the practical and technical skills and knowledge you need to provide care to older adults in homes, aged care facilities, and healthcare centres. They provide two options for learning, namely in-class and online. The online route will take 15 months to complete instead of 9-12 months. Nonetheless, it provides a highly-flexible, self-directed learning experience where you will be able to fit your studies around your current schedule.
Their units train you to provide individualised support and communicate effectively. You may undertake electives that cover a range of topics, such as caring for patients with dementia and understanding palliative care. Because TAFE has formed strong community partnerships, you can expect to pick up valuable skills while undertaking your workplace training at one of their partner institutes.
Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning. Read more about assessment methods.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 6 elective units from the list below. You will also be required to undertake 120 hours of vocational placement in an approved setting.
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.