Course Overview

This qualification 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 aging, disability, or some other reason.

Work involves using discretion and judgment 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-centered support.

General Eligibility

• Be at least 18 years of age and have completed the equivalent of Year 12.

• ● Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs. This will also include an LLN assessment and you must achieve ACSF 4 for reading, writing, numeracy, and oral communication to enter the course.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours (per week)

Language Requirement

• • Have an IELTS* score of 5.5 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:

    • • Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or

    • • Completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO; or

    • • Successful completion of an English Placement Test.

  Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. You are required to provide your results so that we can confirm they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.