HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

Name: Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
Price: <a href="#fees-and-scholarships">Free TAFE</a> No tuition fees for eligible students AUD

VU course code: HLT33115 | Level of study: TAFE

Duration

0.5 years full time

Delivery mode

Face to Face with eLearning

Fees

Free TAFE

No tuition fees for eligible students

Location

Footscray Nicholson, Werribee, Sunshine

Next start date

10 February 2025

Application closes

07 February 2025

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Overview

Develop a meaningful career helping to care for patients in hospitals, with the Certificate III in Health Service Assistance HLT33115 at Victoria University.

This healthcare-assistant course provides a strong foundation for support roles in health settings. You’ll learn to work with patients under supervision of professional health staff.

You will graduate with practical skills in a range of healthcare tasks and hospital duties, including:

transporting patients
preparing and maintaining beds
following basic food safety practice
infection control and prevention
recognising healthy body systems
basic medical terminology
workplace health and safety.

This course includes a work placement in a healthcare environment to help you further develop your skills and gain direct industry experience.

: This qualification reflects the role of a variety of workers who use a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge to provide assistance to health professional staff for the care of clients. Health services assistance involves the worker in direct client contact under supervision.
: Everything you learn at Victoria University has direct links to the real world.
You’ll have the chance to put theory into practice in a 15-day placement that gives you hands-on work experience. You’ll learn from teachers who have valuable industry contacts and the latest industry-standard skills and knowledge.
Learning with us means you’ll get the practical training to be job-ready when you graduate.
: Achieve your full potential with The Learning Hub, which help you develop your confidence, academic ability, and study skills.
Benefit from in-person mentoring and study sessions, along with a range of digital learning modules that you can access anytime.
Get help from our online, 24/7 support service to polish your assignments before you submit, and receive guidance on writing, referencing, maths and more.
Read more about The Learning Hub

This course is nationally recognised training.

Entry requirements

When assessing your application, we consider your education, work experience, current skills and personal attributes (where relevant).

Applicants for this course will need to meet the entry criteria outlined below. If you don’t meet the entry criteria, you may be able to gain entry by first completing a different course. We call this a ‘pathway’.

You may also be eligible for ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’, which lets you finish your course more quickly when you have gained some of the skills required from past study or work experience.

COVID-19 vaccine requirement

All students must have any COVID-19 vaccine before beginning placements.

You need to provide evidence of having had the COVID-19 vaccine to undertake a placement and progress within the course.

You must be willing to undergo any additional checks and immunisations as directed by the University.

Entry criteria

Standard applicants must complete to determine suitability:

Pre-training Review (PTR)

Literacy and numeracy assessment.

VDSS applicants must complete to determine suitability:

Pre-training Review (PTR).

The suitability, literacy and numeracy levels of applicants will be assessed through consultation with the relevant secondary school.

PRACTICAL PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
For employment and practical placement purposes, this vocational sector typically requires

a current and satisfactory Police Record Check

Working with Children Check

evidence of Influenza vaccination

all students must have any COVID-19 vaccine prior to the commencement of placement. Students will be required to provide evidence prior to commencement of placement. If students are not compliant with this requirement, they are not eligible to undertake a placement, and this will mean that they will not be able to progress within their course.

Failure to provide the required documents in the timeframe specified by the Course Coordinator, means you will be unable to undertake practical placement in a workplace and therefore not eligible to progress in this course. The following are suggested sites you could visit to obtain these checks:

Police Record Check - http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=274

Working with Children Check - http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/

Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee you entry into this course.

Some courses receive more applications than the number of places available. In this situation we will also assess your education, work and other relevant experience.

Special entry programs

Special admission programs

If you are from a disadvantaged or underrepresented social, economic or cultural background, you may be eligible for one of our special admission programs. These programs are designed to help you access education more easily.

Learn more about special entry programs

VU Early Entry

If you're currently in Year 11 or 12, our exclusive VU Early Entry program comes with a Conditional Offer to the course of your choosing*, a personalised course plan, special events, exclusive discounts and access to one-on-one course advice.

*Conditions apply.

Learn more about VU Early Entry

Credit & Entry pathways into this course

Victoria University is committed to providing a transparent admissions process. Find out more about how to apply for our courses, and our commitment to admissions transparency. Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Course structure

To be awarded HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, 15 units must be completed comprising:

7 core units
8 elective units, consisting of:

- at least 6 units from the electives listed in the HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance qualification

- up to 2 units from any endorsed training package or accredited course – these units must be relevant to the work outcome.

Units

Fees & scholarships

TAFE fees vary, depending on how much the government contributes towards course costs (if anything).

Read below to find out about the fee ‘type’, the estimated yearly tuition costs for this course, and the financial support on offer.

Fees

Scholarships

Careers

With this practical qualification, you’ll be ready to work in support roles in hospitals, community services and other health care settings. Job prospects are good, with employment for nursing support and personal care workers expected to grow strongly (Jobs and Skills Australia).

You’ll be ready to provide a range of assistance to professional staff for the care of patients or clients. You’ll have the communication skills and technical and procedural knowledge to work in areas such as:

health services
patient support
food services
patient transport.

Example job titles include:

orderly
nursing assistant
nursing support worker
operating theatre technician
patient service assistant (PSA)
ward assistant
patient support assistant
wards person
patient care assistant
ward support.

Visit the Jobs and Skills Australia website to see annual employment growth and average salaries for nursing support and personal care workers.

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