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Why Study Ageing Support?
Aged care is one of the fastest-growing industries in Australia due to being an ageing population.
This course is designed for people who hold a Certificate III qualification, or who have at least a few years' continual experience working as a personal care / support worker in a residential, aged care facilities or clients' homes.
What you’ll learn?
This course is designed for support workers who undertake specialised tasks and functions in residential, home or community based ageing services environments. It is the next level up from basic support level work within the aged care industry. Workers at this level may be required to work autonomously and have limited responsibility for supervising others.
Who is this course for?
New Entrants including:
- people who hold a Certificate III in Individual Support
- people who do not hold a qualification but have at least a few years of ongoing industry experience in an ageing services environment providing basic care to clients as a core worker, personal support assistant, Assistant in Nursing, Residential Care Worker or similar roles
Existing Workers including:
- people who are currently working within the ageing sector