HC301 - Aged Care and Disability Short Course

Skills for support work

An introductory course providing vital skills for those considering a career in the aged care or disability sector. This short courses covers essentials such as working effectively and sensitively with diverse people, working legally and ethically and how to follow safe work practices for direct client care.

Overview

  • Course Fees
    $1,200
  • Duration
    Up to 6 months
  • Delivery
    Individual students (online)

A short course can be a great way to improve your skills quickly and improve your prospects when applying for a new job or promotion!

Understanding the fundamentals of credible communication will help you to understand confidentiality, privacy and security, implementing customer service standards, and delivering and monitoring a service to customers within the medical environment.

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Graduate Outcomes

On successful completion of this short course, you will have the skills and knowledge to:

  • work within accepted codes of conduct
  • follow confidentiality and privacy procedures
  • follow legal and ethical procedures
  • contribute to quality customer experience

Future Job Outcomes

  • Aged care assistant
  • Disability support worker

Recommended Education

  • Year 9; OR
  • Recognised foundation program; OR
  • Language, literacy, and numeracy evaluation.

Recommended Work Experience

Applicants should be working in a frontline support or customer service role in an aged care or disability service environment.

Units of Competency

Students upon successful completion of these three units of competency in this short course will receive a Statement of Attainment.

CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

CHCLEG001Work legally and ethically

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and work within the legal and ethical frameworks that apply to an individual job role..

HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.

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