Work with people across a range of ages and disabilities in the Home and Community Care sector.

You will learn skills to carry out activities to maintain personal care and other activities for people in their own homes or in community settings.

Information sessions are being held for mid year intake into the course. All interested students are encouraged to attend.

• Location:
  Footscray Nicholson, St Albans, Werribee and Industry
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Workforce Development
• School:
  School of Health and Community Services
• Study mode:
  Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  Class Contact, On campus, Industry, Working in the Workplace and Workplace
• Course code:
  CHC30308
• Duration:
  0.5 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• home and community care assistant
• home and community care worker
• home and community care support worker
• in-home respite worker

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The objectives of this qualification are to deliver quality training to students to prepare them to work in the Home and Community care sector. Students will gain sound theoretical and work based placement in home and community care settings. This will enable students to be work ready and apply their training across a variety of home and community care environments.

Core Compulsory Units

• Work Effectively With Older People

  Unit code

  CHCAC318B

• Provide Support to People Living With Dementia

  Unit code

  CHCAC319A

• Work Effectively in the Community Sector

  Unit code

  CHCCS411B

• Work Effectively With People With a Disability

  Unit code

  CHCDIS301B

• Work Effectively in a Home and Community Care

  Unit code

  CHCHC311B

• Provide Support to Meet Personal Care Needs

  Unit code

  CHCICS301A

• Participate in the Implementation of Individualised Plans

  Unit code

  CHCICS302A

• Work Effectively With Carers

  Unit code

  CHCICS304B

• Follow Safety Procedures for Direct Care Work

  Unit code

  CHCOHS312B

Elective Units

• Provide Food Services

  Unit code

  CHCAC316C

• Work Within a Relevant Legal and Ethical Framework

  Unit code

  CHCCS400B

• Apply First Aid

  Unit code

  HLTFA301C

• Assist Clients With Medication

  Unit code

  CHCCS305B

• Maintain an Environment to Empower People With Disabilities

  Unit code

  CHCDIS302A

• Work Effectively in Mental Health

  Unit code

  CHCMH301B

• Deliver Care Services Using a Palliative Approach

  Unit code

  CHCPA301B

• Communicate Appropriately With Clients and Colleagues

  Unit code

  CHCCOM302C

• Recognise Healthy Body Systems in a Health

  Unit code

  HLTAP301B

• Comply With Information Requirements of the Aged Care and Community Care Sectors

  Unit code

  CHCINF408C

• Facilitate Support for Personal Care Needs

  Unit code

  CHCICS401A

• Care for the Home Environment of Clients

  Unit code

  HLTCSD307C

• Work Effectively With Culturally Diverse Clients and Co-Workers

  Unit code

  HLTHIR403C

• Work Effectively With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

  Unit code

  HLTHIR404D

Industry Electives

• Perform CPR

  Unit code

  HLTCPR201B

14 units must be selected for this qualification including 9 compulsory and 5 elective units.

A wide range of elective units available may include: Relevant grouped electives listed in purchasing guide to facilitated selection, units of competency to address workplace requirements and packaged at the level of this qualification of higher in Community Services and/or Health Training Packages. Also where appropriate, to address workplace requirements, units of competency packaged at this level or higher in other relevant Training Packages.

• TAFE: Not applicable
• Year 12: Not applicable
• International: Not applicable
• Mature: Direct Application Employer Choice
• Other: Direct Application Employer Choice