Certificate III in Individual Support – DisabilityCHC33015

Make a difference in your community with a career in disability support. Attain vital industry experience using discretion and judgement, while providing care. This industry involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. 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.

  • Support independence
    and wellbeing

  • Recognise healthy
    body systems

  • Provide indiviualised
    care

  • Facilitate
    empowerment

  • Relationships with
    carers and families

  • Person-centred
    behaviour support

  • Safe work
    practices

  • Working with
    diversity

  • Legality and
    ethics

Job Outcomes

  • Disability Services Officer
  • Disability Support Worker
  • Therapy Assistant (Disability)

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Course Duration

12 - 24 Months (Flexible)

Everybody has different needs and here at CA we understand that. Your student journey is important to us and we want to ensure that it is a positive experience. The duration of the course depends on several factors such as RPL and your learning needs. Generally, it would be expected that you would meet the duration, but this will be advised through your educator. This is organic, meaning that it can be adjusted at any time to suit your needs.

Study Method

Online

We like to make things simple and using technology we are able to achieve this by using animation scenarios, videos, games and interactive learning to ensure that our students have the best experience possible. Whilst we believe that online is the way of the future, it still needs to be enhanced with some human interaction and that's why you will have access to your own personal educator.

Bespoke Training

Learning fits into 4 categories; visual, auditory, reading/writing or kinaesthetic. Whether you are a business looking to train your staff or an individual, we will try our best to assist you. Our educators are more than happy to assist with your needs and design a program whether online, face-to-face or something else, we will be able to meet your requirements.

Fees And Funding

Flexible payments and funding options to suit each student

Our promise to you

Here at College Australia, we are all about offering you education at the best available price. We have access to government funding under the QLD Skills Investment Fund – so we can offer programs with Certificate 3 Guarantee, Higher Skills, User Choice, and VETiS. If you are eligible for a funded course we will advise you. However, if you are not we offer competitive pricing and payment plans.

There are two payment options:

Option 1:
Pay in Instalments: Instalments of $1,500 at milestones throughout the duration of your course. Each instalment will be $1,500 with the first payment due on commencement of the course. The final instalment being the balance owing. The number of instalments and balance owing will vary depending on the qualification. Due to industry regulations, no more than $1,500 in advance can be paid at a time.

A discount of $100 is offered for Option 1. This is applied to the final invoice.

Option 2:
Payment Plans: These plans provide the flexibility to pay the course off over a longer period (6 or 12 months) in smaller amounts at agreed intervals (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) using a payment plan provider. Small charges apply to this option and are outlined in the Payment Plan Terms and Conditions.

No discount is offered with Option 2.

Cost of Course – Full Fee
$2,095.00

Certificate 3 Guarantee

The principle aim of the Certificate 3 Guarantee is targeted at working-age Queenslanders without a Certificate III or higher qualification, to complete a nationally recognised qualification that will lead to:

  • A job for individuals wanting to enter the workforce in their chosen field.
  • Advancement in the workplace or career progression for individuals already employed in their chosen field.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the program, you must:

  • Be aged 15 years or over and no longer at school (with the exception of VET in Shool (VETiS) students).
  • Permanently reside in Queensland.
  • Be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant). Temporary resident with the necessary visa work permits on the pathway to permanent residency or a New Zealand citizen.
  • Not hold and not be enrolled in a Certificate III, or higher-level qualifications, not including qualifications completed at school and foundation skills training.

Please Note: Once you have completed a qualification using this funding you will no longer be entitled to further funding.

Co-Contribution

Students will be required to contribute to the costs of their training through a co-contribution fee. This must be paid on commencement.

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Non-Concessional
$50.00
Concessional
$25.00
RPL Cost of Course – Full Fee
$1,295.00
Upon Commencement
$647.50
Upon Completion
$647.50

Apprenticeships and traineeships combine training with working in a real job, for a real boss, with a real wage. Apprentices and trainees complete a nationally recognised qualification while learning valuable skills at work and under the guidance of a training organisation.

The Australian Government also provides support and financial help to eligible apprentices and trainees via various assistance programs and allowances. As an employer, taking on an apprentice or trainee can have many advantages to your business. Employers may benefit from state and Australian Government incentives for employing an apprentice or trainee. Please visit this link for further information.

The User Choice 2017-2020 program provides a public funding contribution towards the cost of training and assessment services for eligible Queensland apprentices and trainees. The program aims to provide funding aligned to the skill needs of industry and respond to changing government priorities.

 

School Based Traineeships
Eligibility Requirements:

  • Traineeship must impact school time-table
  • Enrolled in years 10, 11 or 12
  • No co-contribution fee required
 For a school-based trainee to
be eligible to complete in
this traineeship they must
have met the minimum paid
employment requirement as
outlined in the QTIS website.

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Full-time or Part-time Traineeships
Full-time Eligibility Requirements:

  • Minimum 38 hours per week of paid employment
  • Has been employed less than 3 months
  • Co-contribution fee required
 Part-time Eligibility Requirements:

  • Minimum 15 hours per week of paid employment
  • Employed for less than 12 months
  • Co-contribution fee required

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RPL – Recognition of Prior Learning

Here at College Australia, we are all about offering you education at the best available price. We have access to government funding under the QLD Skills Investment Fund – so we can offer programs with Certificate 3 Guarantee, Higher Skills, User Choice, and VETiS. If you are eligible for a funded course we will advise you. However, if you are not we offer competitive pricing and payment plans.

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Application Process

Guide to your student application

We try to help our students as much as possible, that is why we provide four easy steps to help you on your journey to study.

Apply for the course you want with College Australia by completing the quick and easy Student Application.

ENROL NOW

You will need to complete an interview via phone call with Student Services to confirm the details you provided during your enrolment.

Prepare documents for your application, including:

  • Payment terms
  • Vocational Placement (If applicable)
  • LLN
  • RPL/Credit Transfers
  • Introduction to Student Portal

A Training Plan will be created and provided for you, as well as your commencement on your first unit.

Congratulations, you are well on your way to completing your new qualification!

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