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CHC43015

Certificate IV

Ageing Support

Find a fulfilling job where you make a real difference every day

Enroll for the widely recognised CHC33021 Certificate IV in Individual Support (Ageing). Acquire the essential skills and knowledge needed to work as a caregiver for the elderly.

 

Who is this course for?

This course empowers you with the skills and knowledge to offer personalised support using a person-centered approach to individuals facing disability or ageing. Earn a Certificate IV in Individual Support (Ageing) for a fulfilling career and the opportunity to give back to your community.

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Units you will learn

CORE UNITS (15)

ELECTIVE UNITS  (3)

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Where will this course take me?

By completing the CHC33021 Certificate lV in Individual Support (Ageing), you could gain employment as a:


• Residential Support Worker
• In Home Support Worker
• Nursing Assistant/ Assistant in Nursing
• Personal Care Worker

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Here's what you need to know

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Course Commencement
6 Intakes per year. You can check more information about it here.

Course_durationGEC

Course Duration
52 weeks/6 Terms

Entry_requirementsGMC

Entry Requirements
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Course Structure

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CHCDIV001           

Work with            diverse                people

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  • This unit relates to 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.

    This unit applies to all workers.

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CHCCCS041     

Recognise
healthy
body systems

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  • Explains to the learner the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about healthy body systems and the impacts of ageing and disability. It includes recognising and reporting any changes in healthy bodies involving people who are ageing or living with disability. Any identified issues of concern to be reported to the supervisor or professional health staff.

    This unit applies to workers across a range of community services contexts.

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HLTWHS002       

Follow safe              work practicesfor direct client care

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  • Concerns training on 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.

    This unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.

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CHCPAL001

Deliver care services using a palliative approach

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  • In this unit the learner is taught the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide care for people with life-limiting illness and those within the normal ageing process using a palliative approach.

    This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and is carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.

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CHCPRP001       

Develop and maintain  networks                                

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  • Lessons learned from this unit refers to the skills and knowledge required to identify networking and collaboration needs and  develop formal and informal partnerships to enhance service delivery and improve professional practice.

    This unit applies to work in all industry sectors, and to individuals who take pro-active responsibility for improving collaboration between workers and organisations.

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CHCADV001 

Facilitate the interests and rights of clients

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  • The unit involves applying the skills and knowledge required to assist clients to identify their rights, voice their needs and concerns and realise their interests, rights, and needs.

    This unit applies to workers of all levels in a range of health or community services settings who provide services using a human rights-based approach and have direct interaction with clients.

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CHCCCS025     

Support relationships with carer                  and family

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  • Aims to establish the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work positively with the carer and family of people using a service based on an understanding of their support needs.

    This unit applies to workers across a range of community services contexts. 

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CHCCCS006 

Facilitate Individual service planning and delivery

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  • Teaches the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the development, implementation and review of individualised support.

    This unit applies to workers in a range of community services and service delivery contexts. Work will involve collaborating with the person requiring support and other people involved in the support network. Service needs may be complex or multiple.

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CHCLEG003

Manage legal         
and ethical        compliance

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  • Training for this unit applies to the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities, and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.

    This unit applies to people working in roles with managerial responsibility for legal and ethical compliance in small to medium sized organisations. There may or may not be a team of workers involved.

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CHCDIS009 

Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach

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  • This unit outlines the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, implement and review formal and informal ongoing skills development, in collaboration with a person with disability and incorporate into the person’s individualised plan.

    This unit applies to workers in varied disability contexts. Work performed requires a range of well developed, person-centred skill where some discretion and judgement is required and workers will take responsibility for their own outputs.

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CHCDIS008

Facilitate community participation and social inclusion

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  • Defines the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop and facilitate person-centred strategies for participation in various community settings, functions and activities to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing and lifestyle of a person with disability.

    This unit applies to workers in varied disability contexts. Work performed requires a range of well developed, person-centred skills where some discretion and judgement is required and workers will take responsibility for their own outputs.

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HLTAID011       

Provide first aid                                                               

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  • Training expounds on the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

    The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

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CHCCCS011

Meet personal support needs                    

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  • This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond to an individual’s physical personal support needs
    and to support activities of daily living.

    This unit applies to workers who provide support to people according to an established individualised plan in any community
    services context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under regular direct or indirect
    supervision.

     

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CHCAGE005       

Provide support to people living with dementia

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  • Highlights of this unit are the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia. It involves following an established  and contributing to an individualised plan.

    This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context, including family homes. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under direct, indirect or remote supervision.

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CHCAGE003       

Coordinate        services  for            older people

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  • This unit describes the skills and knowledge to provide services to an older person. It involves following and contributing to an
    established individual plan.

    This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context, or those in personal care or support services that work with older
    people. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and is carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.

     

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CHCAGE001

Facilitate the empowerment of older people

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  • This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support
    services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life, using a person-centred approach.


    This unit applies to support workers in residential or community contexts.

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CHCAGE004

Implement interventions with older people at risk

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  • This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work in partnership with older people and their carers to implement
    interventions in the context of an individualised plan to reduce risk.


    This unit applies to support workers in a residential or community context. Work performed requires a range of well developed skills where some discretion and judgement is required. Workers will take responsibility for their own outputs under direct or indirect
    supervision.

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CHCCCS023       

Support independence and wellbeing

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  • Training on this unit encompasses the skills and knowledge required to provide individualised services in ways that support independence, as well as physical and emotional wellbeing.


    This unit applies to workers in a range of community services contexts who provide frontline support services within the context of
    an established individualised plan.