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.

How will you learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose

This course is delivered face-to-face in a classroom-based setting, as well as through structured self-study. All classroom-based training will take place at the Australian National Education.
The timetable for this course will be advised in your Offer Letter and Student Agreement.
You are required to attend classes for 14 hours per week, as well as complete 6 hours of structured self-study per week for 40 study weeks (4 terms of 10 weeks each). Holiday breaks are as indicated in your timetable.
Class sessions include a mix of theory and practical activities with a focus on creating a real-life workplace.
In addition to classroom based learning and structured self-study, you will also need to complete approximately 5 hours of additional, unsupervised study per week including general reading and research for assessments

Entry Requirements

How Can I Apply

To apply for this course, you are required to complete an enrolment form and submit all required supporting evidence including:

• a copy of your High School Certificate
• proof of English language proficiency as specified in the entry requirements.

Where to From Here?

• If your application is successful, we will send you an Offer Letter and Student Agreement. You should make sure you read through this document carefully to make sure you are happy with all of the terms and conditions.
• If you are, then simply sign the document and send it back to us at sydney.campus@ane.edu.au
• Once we receive this, we will issue you with a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) letter and an invoice for the first payment.
• The first day of each course will include orientation and induction. Orientation will include information about the campus, living in Australia, accessing our support services and methods for achieving success throughout the course, including course progress requirements.
• This course outline should be read in conjunction with Australian National Education’s International Student Handbook. This can be found online at www.ane.edu.au/.