COURSE OVERVIEW

This qualification reflects the role of support workers who complete specialised tasks and functions in aged services, whether in residential, home or community-based environments. Workers take responsibility for their own outputs within defined organisation guidelines and maintain quality service delivery through the development, facilitation and review of individualised service planning and delivery. Workers at this level may be required to demonstrate leadership and take limited responsibility for organising and monitoring the output of others within defined parameters. To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.