*** NSW Government Subsidised places available for qualifying applicants. Please contact College office for more information.
Please refer to the Learner Information Pack located at http://www.macarthurcc.com.au/Reports/lip.pdf

Macarthur Community College is offering this opportunity to either update your skills and knowledge or for new entrants into care roles especially in the disability industry. This qualification will provide an entry level qualification into the care industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented strain on the care support workforce, impacting a range of job roles in those sectors. There is demand for rapid up-skilling of a ‘surge‘ workforce to fill care assistant, disability support and client assistant roles.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in the community, home or residential care setting who work under supervision and delegation as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, following an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.

You will develop the skills to take responsibility for their own outputs within the scope of their job role and delegation. 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 qualification requires a minimum of 120 hours work placement. Assessment includes written tasks, observation and questioning by the assessor and performance report from the workplace supervisor as supplementary evidence for consistent performance. Please contact the College office before enrolling if you do not have access to a paid or voluntary work placement to satisfy these requirements.

This course is completed via online learning which is accessed through the internet 24/7 in the comfort of your own home or workplace. You will manage your learning with the support of a Trainer/Assessor. You have a maximum of 3 months from time of enrolment to complete each individual unit of competency, required for this qualification.

The course may be completed as a full qualification or as individual units. You can undertake this qualification unit by unit and pay as you go or by enrolling in the whole qualification. There are 15 units of competency required to complete this qualification.

Please call the College office on 8080 2121 to discuss this course and see if it is right for you.
All applicants will go through a short telephone interview process before enrolling in this online course. You will need access to a computer with internet and an email address. Participants enrol and pay through the College. Any individual unit/s or the full Certificate may be studied. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer are available.

Once you have enrolled, you will be issued with a user name and password and will complete your work online. A ‘No Refunds Policy‘ applies to all online learning courses once you have been issued with your username and passwords, whether you have accessed the system or not.

To enquire further and/or enrol in this online course please contact the College office on 8080 2121 between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. No concession.

Macarthur Community College Inc RTO Code: 6860

Agenda

Core units (9)
1. CHCCCS031 Provide individualised support
2. CHCCCS038 Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
3. CHCCCS040 Support independence and well being
4. CHCCCS041 Recognise healthy body systems
5. CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
6. CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
7. CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
8. HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
9. HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Electives (6)
1. CHCDIS011 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
2. CHCCCS044 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
3. CHCDIS012 Support community participation and social inclusion
4. CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues
5. HLTAID011 Provide first aid
6. CHCDIS020 Work effectively in disability support

Materials

Please ensure you have an email address in order to undertake this course.

Once you have enrolled, you will be contacted within 7 working days and issued with a user name and password. You will need to advise the College of your email address before this can be issued in order to complete your work online.

Venue

This course is conducted online.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency.