This skill set will give you an introduction to working in a range of community, residential and healthcare settings and provide support in a home or care setting for aged care or disability support.
You'll learn about following a client's individual care or support plan to meet their personal support needs; how to comply with personal hygiene standards; maintain food safety; prepare for and provide medication assistance and complete medication documentation; supporting a client to self-administer medication; infection control and safe work practices for the health and safety of yourself and your clients; and how to recognise potentially hazardous manual tasks and complete those tasks in a safe manner.
This course remains FEE FREE in 2024! No course fees apply!
This skill set contains the following nationally recognised unit/s of competency.
| Unit code | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CHCCCS031 | Provide individualised support |
| HLTFSE001 | Follow basic food safety practices |
| HLTHPS006 | Assist clients with medication |
| HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
| HLTWHS005 | Conduct manual tasks safely |
| HLTINF006 | Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control |
In vocational education and training (VET), a skill set is a short course that's developed by choosing individual units of competency from a full qualification (or qualifications) that target a specific set of skills and knowledge, to meet the needs of industry or a particular job role.
The units of competency in a skill set are nationally accredited and recognised.
This means that when you successfully complete a skill set, you will receive a Statement of Attainment as an official record. This verifies that you have completed those units, so that you can receive credit for them should you continue on to further study.
Skill sets are also used to upskill workers for specific skills and knowledge required for their job; or in situations where a full qualification is not required.
The units in this skill set may lead to the qualifications listed below, and others that allow selection of these units.
- Certificate III in Individual Support
- Certificate II in Introduction to Disability Care (Disability pre-traineeship)
- Certificate II in introduction to Aged Care (Aged care pre-traineeship)
- Certificate IV in Mental Health
- Certificate II in Health Support Services
- Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
- Certificate IV Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice
- Certificate IV in Youth Work
- Certificate IV in Disability
- Certificate IV in Ageing Support
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Community care)
- Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability work)
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Your first step to a caring career.
Many individuals require support services to help them live an independent and fulfilling life — including people with physical or intellectual disability, older people, and vulnerable members of the community.
This is highly rewarding work, but employers look for people who are job ready with basic skills and knowledge for entry level roles in one-on-one or group support settings, or for administrative role in a care facility. With the Provide Individual Support skill set, that will be you!
You'll learn about following a client's individual care or support plan to meet their personal support needs, how to comply with personal hygiene standards, maintain food safety, contribute to the cleanliness of food handling areas and dispose of food appropriately, prepare for and provide medication assistance and complete medication documentation, supporting a client to self-administer medication, safe work practices for the health and safety of yourself and your clients, and how to recognise potentially hazardous manual tasks and complete those tasks in a safe manner.
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