Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)

The aged care and community and home care fields are exciting fields to work in with no shortage of employment expected over the next 20 years. Each year the Government provides extra funding to aged care facilities and home care to assist with the need of providing care to the growing number of aged people.

The Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) is a Nationally Recognised Qualification that provides the knowledge and skills required by the industry to provide quality care to the vulnerable and frail.

The Government is also committed to keeping people at home therefore there is a growing demand for workers within this field. The industry offers the opportunity to work daytime, afternoons / evenings or night time in a full time, part time or casual capacity.

These qualifications have a holistic approach - employability skills are embedded and the course is practically orientated to give students the knowledge and skills needed to provide basic holistic care – that is spiritual, emotional, physical care to the frail and vulnerable.

Successful participants can gain employment in high care and low care residential facilities; home based care and aged care organisations. This course provides a study pathway to other community services qualifications, Diploma of Nursing and university.

All students satisfactorily completing the course are qualified to begin work immediately in the aged care, community and home care field and a good number gain work as a result of their practical work placement.