CHC43015 certificate IV in Ageing Support

Core units:

1. 1. Code	Unit Title	Type
      HLTAID003	Provide first aid	E
      CHCCOM005	Communicate and work in health or community services	E
      CHCDIS007	Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability	E

       

There are no prerequisites or mandatory entry requirements hence allowing flexible entry points that reflect an entrant’s knowledge, skills and experience. The competencies in this qualification may be attained in several ways including formal or informal education and training experiences in the workplace, General life experience and a combination of the above. The entry requirements for this course are as follows:

 Entry requirements for this course are:

• • An online application or written enrolment form.
  • Successful completion of language, literacy and numeracy assessment – appropriate literacy and numeracy skills for both the demands of training and the work place are required.
  • Unique Student Identifier (USI)-done during the enrolment process
  • Pre-training Review
  • Unique Student Identifier (USI) (Ask our staff how to get this)
  • Identification documents, one of which has a photograph of the student such as a passport and/or driver license.
  • A satisfactory national police clearance certificate and
  • Working with Children Check

Students that are government funded require further identification documents that meet the criteria of the respective state government funding bodies such as:

• Proof of Australian Permanent Resident/ Citizenship
• Proof of Concession Eligibility
• Proof of Victorian Residency
• Skills First Program Declaration Form

It is preferred that a student under 25 has completed year 10. If a student is over 25, they should have relevant work/life experience

Recognition of Prior Learning is the process that recognises a student’s current skills and experience, regardless of where and when the learning occurred. Students may have existing knowledge and skills, and these could be formally recognised and credited towards a qualification from our training partners.

Credit Transfer (CT)

Our accredited training partners recognise all qualifications issued under the AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework). Original copies of certificate and transcript will need to be sighted by a trainer. There is no fee for credit transfer. If a credit transfer for ‘Provide First Aid’ unit is applied for, it must be current, including the CPR component which requires a refresher every year. Talk to our staff about credit transfer during the enrolment process.

Assessment will be conducted individually. You will be provided with a Student Assessment Booklet for each unit of competency/cluster/topic which includes:

. A full description of all assessment tasks for the unit of competency

. Assessment instructions for each unit of competency

. Assessment resources for each unit of competency

. Details about when assessment will occur

. Details about assessment submission

There are a variety of assessment methods used for this qualification including:

. Written questions

. Projects

. Case studies

. Role Plays

. Research

. Reports

You will be required to complete assessments outside of class hours and there may be a need for

some work to be done as homework, however this is not expected to exceed 5 hours per week.

You will be advised by your trainer and assessor about the assessment requirements for each

unit at the commencement of delivery for that unit. Submission of assessment tasks will be

thorough our learning management system to the trainer/assessor.

This course requires students to complete a minimum of 120 hours of work placement. Students are required to find their own practical placement, however Angel Institute will provide assistance and support where needed. Placement will be completed under the supervision of the centre’s supervisor. Work placement assessment task needs to be completed for each unit which has a placement component.