COST: $3250 PER PERSON

Qualification Description

This qualification reflects the role of support workers who complete specialised tasks and functions in aged services; either in residential, home or community-based environments. Workers will take responsibility for their own outputs within defined organisation guidelines and maintain quality service delivery through the development, facilitation and review of individualised service planning and delivery.

Workers may be required to demonstrate leadership and have limited responsibility for the organisation and the quantity and quality of outputs of others within limited parameters.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency. However, if the candidate has a significant amount of practice in the previous or current workplace, the candidate can be exempted from 120 hours of work. Instead, a total of 40 hours of supervised work in the workplace and a structured workplace assessment are considered to meet the work placement criteria.

Learner Characteristics / Target Group

Target groups for the CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support are students who are:

• New entry to the industry
• With relevant experiences gained from overseas, the intensive course will arm you with a deeper education of the legalities, ethics, and procedures that take place in the industry as your previous experience may have already equipped you with the basic soft skills of the field

Delivery Mode

Students are offered various delivery options to complete the CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support.

18-month class delivery with an 18-month Enrolment Period

(Credit and/or RPL can be provided for those with existing skills and knowledge allowing such students to complete the course in a shorter timeframe)

• Blended learning mode combining classroom sessions, self-paced study, work placement.
• Classes will be delivered two days per week for 18 months period, with school breaks.
• Students have a maximum of 18 months to complete their studies.
• Rolling enrolment, students can commence the course at any time.
• Student support officer may grant students an extension of the enrolment period depending on individual circumstances.

• Unit of Competency
• Core Units
• CHCADV001         Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
• CHCAGE001         Facilitate the empowerment of older people
• CHCAGE003         Coordinate services for older people
• CHCAGE004         Implement interventions with older people at risk
• CHCAGE005         Provide support to people living with dementia
• CHCCCS006          Facilitate individual service planning and delivery
• CHCCCS011          Meet personal support needs
• CHCCCS023          Support independence and wellbeing
• CHCCCS025          Support relationships with carers and families
• CHCDIV001          Work with diverse people
• CHCLEG003          Manage legal and ethical compliance
• CHCPAL001          Deliver care services using a palliative approach
• CHCPRP001          Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
• HLTAAP001          Recognise healthy body systems
• HLTWHS002         Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Elective Units

• HLTAID011          Provide first aid
• HLTWHS003        Maintain work health and safety
• CHCCCS015          Provide individualised support

Entry Requirements

ACE Nurse School has the following entry requirements:

Students must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• You must be physically fit as you will be required to attend to manual handling tasks.
• Students are required to bring a laptop or tablet computer while attending classes.
• Have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the course.

Students will be required to complete an LLN assessment.  However, where a student has already completed any Certificate III level qualifications under AQF (LLN test is required if the applicant’s qualification is not in care or community service field) or has relevant experience in personal care/community service field for more than 1 year, the assessment will be exempted.

Work placement requirement

Students must be eligible to obtain the following:

• National Police check
• Relevant immunisation requirements including Covid-19 vaccination

Pathways from this qualification

Possible job titles and roles relevant to this qualification are listed below.

• Aged Care Team Leader
• Home Care Planner
• Field Officer
• Disability Services Officer
• Care Supervisor
• Care Team Leader
• Day Activity Worker
• Hostel Supervisor

After Completing CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support, students may articulate into further study of the Diploma of Community Services or other Diploma level qualifications offered by any Australian RTO.

Language, Literacy and Numeracy

Every student must do a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) check before we enrol you on the course. When you are caring for consumers, you must be able to read things like medicine labels and follow written instructions. You must be able to write down information for your fellow workers too. If we think you need some support with the reading and writing, then we can help!

What this means for you is that you will need to undertake an assessment for literacy and numeracy and employability skills prior to enrolment – this could take between 30 minutes to an hour. Your assessor will then have an interview with you so that we can see what additional support you may need. It’s not a pass or fail, but if you find you do struggle, we may suggest that you seek some pre-course support before you start. If you have any concerns, please talk to Student Support Officers.

Assessments

A range of teaching and learning strategies will be used to deliver the competencies. These may include:

• practical tasks during the face-to-face component (for selected units)
• individual self-paced learning activities and research using learner guides
• assessment tasks for each unit
• workplace-based activities.

All units are supported with workbooks for both learning and assessment.  Students will be required to attend both the face-to-face component and complete the workbook tasks and submit material for assessment.

There is a compulsory workplace component of 40-120 hours.

Assessment appeals

Students can make an appeal against any assessment decision by following the Complaints and Appeals Policy outlined in the Student Handbook.  Appeals will be dealt with following the Complaints and Appeals Procedure.

Course Credit

Students may apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning). The granting of course credit may affect course fees as well as the duration of the course.

This process is outlined in our Credit Transfer Policy in the Student Handbook.

Intake Date

ACE uses a rolling enrolment model. Students can enrol any week when a new unit of commencement starts.