Qualification Name | Certificate IV in Disability |
Qualification Code | CHC43115 |
Course Duration: | Over a 52 weeks period |
Study Mode | Blended delivery (Full-time or Part-time) |
Tuition Fee | This course is subsidised through SA Government WorkReady for eligible participants. Eligibility and subsidy criteria apply. Check your eligibility at www.skills.sa.gov.au |
Tuition Gap Fee: | $500 (student Contribution) |
Fee for Service: | $3,545.00 (self-funded) |
This qualification reflects the role of workers in a range of community settings and clients’ homes, who provide training and support in a manner that empowers people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing. Workers promote a person-centered approach, work without direct supervision and may be required to supervise and/or coordinate a small team.
To achieve this qualification, the students must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
This course aims to provide students with the requisite knowledge,This qualification is designed to reflect the role of employees who perform duties such as:
Language Literacy and Numeracy requirements
This course involves reading learning content and undertaking a range of assessments and engaging in group’s discussions. Candidates will be required to undertake extensive written communications therefore we require that all candidates who will undertake this course to have adequate core skills of being able to learn, read, write, take part in oral communication and numeracy which are all underpinned by LLN skills and embedded in this unit of competencies as Foundation Skills. Candidates will be required to complete this course undertake a short LLN Test prior to enrolment.
Preferred pathway for the candidates considering this qualification include
CHC33015 Certificate in Individual Support.Pathways from the qualification:
The further study pathways available to students who undertake this qualification include CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services with any other RTO.
(Workshops + self-directed online learning)
This delivery mode includes approximately 7 x 2-day workshops covering key theoretical concepts and practical elements using small group and individual learning activities. Workshops are delivered at appropriate intervals as agreed. Each workshop is followed by a period in which the student undertakes self-directed learning including work on the completion of learning activities and preparation of assessment tasks. Workshop details are covered in the study plan.
Work Placement:
To achieve this qualification, the student must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the assessment requirements of the units of competency. Workplace visits are scheduled where our IIBIT trainer has direct contact with the student and employer to provide the relevant training. Competency is demonstrated following completion of assessment tasks administered by our trainer in the workplace that is aligned to the scope of work required for the qualification. IIBIT will ensure employers have the relevant physical resources and equipment necessary for training and assessment.
Teaching methods focus on classroom based face-to-face training, which includes lectures and practical tutorials. Classes are small in size and lecturers focus on individual student needs during the learning process.
14 competency units are required to attain Certificate IV in Disability CHC43115
11 Core units plus and 3 Elective units
We aim to equip our graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to successfully satisfy the demands of the workplace.
Unit Code | Unit Name | core/Elective |
CHCCCS015 | Provide individualised support | core |
CHCDIS002 | Follow established person-centred behaviour supports | core |
CHCDIS005 | Develop and provide person-centred service responses | core |
CHCDIS007 | Facilitate empowerment of people with disability | core |
CHCDIS008 | Facilitate community participation and social inclusion | core |
CHCDIS009 | Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach | core |
CHCDIS010 | Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs | core |
CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | core |
CHCLEG003 | Manage legal and ethical compliance | core |
HLTAAP001 | Recognise healthy body systems | core |
HLTWHS002 | Follow safe work practices for direct client care | core |
CHCAGE001 | Facilitate the empowerment of older people | Elective |
CHCAGE005 | Provide support to people living with dementia | Elective |
CHCCS023 | Support independence and wellbeing | Elective |
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