This qualification reflects the role of individuals in the community, home or residential care setting who work under supervision and delegation as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, following an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability, or some other reason.

These individuals take responsibility for their own outputs within the scope of their job role and delegation. Workers have a range of factual, technical, and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards, and industry codes of practice.

Students will be required to complete a work placement of a minimum of 120 hours within a workplace as detailed in the assessment requirements of the unit CHCCCS040 Support independence and wellbeing.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

40 weeks training and assessment + 12 weeks of holidays

Face-to-face

Suite 1312A/401 Docklands Drive, Docklands, VIC 3008

To complete CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing), a total of
15 units must be completed.

Assessment will occur through a variety of methods. Assessment conditions will also ensure a simulated workplace environment.

Assessment tasks:

• reflect real life work tasks
• are required to be performed within industry standard timeframes as specified by assessors in
• relation to each task
• are assessed using assessment criteria that relate to the quality of work expected by the industry
• are performed to industry safety requirements as relevant
• utilise authentic workplace documentation
• require students to work with others as part of a team
• require students to plan and prioritise competing work tasks
• involve the use of standard, workplace equipment such as computers and software
• ensure that students are required to consider workplace constraints such as time and budgets.

Target groups for the CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support are Domestic students who are 18 years or above:

• seeking to pursue or further a career in supporting individuals in a community, home, or residential care setting
• seeking a pathway to higher level qualifications.
• Students currently employed or trying to gain employment in the aged care/NDIS They are usually new to the aged care/NDIS industry, have no previous experience and are able to commit to a full-time study load. Participants in this program are typically seeking to pursue career in the following types of roles:
• • Care assistant
  • Accommodation Support Worker
  • Community care worker
  • In Home Respite Worker
  • Disability Service Officer
  • Support Officer (Disability)

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 Immaculate Education and Training’s Student Enrolment and Completion Policy and Associated Procedures and Training and Assessment Policy & Associated Procedures.