Certificate IV in Disability
Provider:
Course Code:
CHC43121
CRICOS Code:
112474A
Qualification Level:
Certificate
Course Area:
Health and Medicine
Duration:
26-Week
Study Mode:
Full Time
Location:
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Course Fee:
AUD 5,000 Per Course
Delivery Mode:
On Campus
Target:
International
Intake:
January, April, July, October
Course Overview
This course is ideal for individuals who want to develop and pursue a career in caring for and supporting people with disabilities and will prepare you to work as a disability support worker in a client’s home or a community organisation. You’ll help people with an intellectual or physical disability, by empowering them to become more independent and self-reliant, so they can participate in community activities. People working at this level may be a supervisor or manage the performance of other team members.
Course Structure
The following 14 units of competency are required for this course:
Core Units:
- CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support
- HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
- HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
- CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
- CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
- CHCDIS008 Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
- CHCDIS009 Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
- CHCDIS005 Develop and provide person-centred service responses
- CHCDIS010 Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
Elective Units:
- CHCCCS023 Support independence and wellbeing
- CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families
- CHCHCS001 Provide home and community support services
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Direct entry to this course requires:
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| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | English equivalence to 5.5 IELTS or similar. |
Career Opportunities
Potential career outcomes include:
- Behavioural Support Officer
- Community-Based Support Officer
- Disability Support Worker
- Disability Team Leader/Supervisor
- Residential Care Officer
- Senior Personal Care Assistant
- Project Officer (Life Enhancement Team)
- Care supervisor (Aged Care)
- Coordinator of Volunteers (Services to Older People)
Internship or Work Placements
This course includes 200 hours of mandatory industry placement