Certificate III in Individual Support

Program Overview

CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualized plan to provide person-centered support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason. 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.

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.

The latest release of the qualification can be found at: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CHC33021

Key Information

Start Date

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Duration

15 units of competency

Fee

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Delivery Site

Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne

Mode of Delivery

Online, Face-to-Face

Student

Domestic

Requirement

Students must:

Be over 18 years of age.
Possess a Unique Student Identifier (USI) number.
Provide 100-point IDs.
Have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills

If you have language, literacy or numeracy difficulties or other special needs, please inform our training support staff prior to enrolling so they can speak with you about our available support services.

Occupational Outcomes

Students who complete this course may be able to seek potential employment in community service industry. Such roles includes:

Direct support worker in aged care
Disability
Home and community care

Course Structure

Total Units: 15 Core Units: 9 Elective Units: 6

Unit Code	Unit Name	Core/Elective
CHCCCS031	Provide individualized support	Core
CHCCCS038	Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support	Core
CHCCCS040	Support independence and wellbeing	Core
CHCCCS041	Recognise healthy body systems and	Core
CHCCOM005	Communicate and work in health or community services	Core
CHCDIV001	Work with diverse people	Core
CHCLEG001	Work legally and ethically	Core
HLTINF006	Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control	Core
HLTWHS002	Follow safe work practices for direct client care	Core
CHCDIS012	Support Community Participation and Social Inclusion	Elective
CHCDIS011	Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strength-based approach	Elective
CHCDIS020	Work effectively in disability support	Elective
CHCAGE011	Provide support to people living with dementia	Elective
CHCAGE013	Work effectively in aged care	Elective
CHCPAL003	Deliver care services using a palliative approach	Elective