Course summary
This new training package has just been released to help Australians fill in job vacancies in the health and community care industry created by our rapidly ageing population. It supersedes the Certificate III level courses in aged, disability and home and community care and is now the standard qualification for the industry.
The Certificate III in Individual Support reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or for other reasons. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work placement. This gives new personal care workers time to practice what they have learnt in class and to learn from hands on experience and current care professionals. The knowledge and experience of handling real life situations may also increase a student’s employability once qualified.
Course information
Study area
Nursing and Health, UOW College Vocational Pathways
Campus
UOW College Wollongong
Course Code
929
ATAR (UAI)
-
Duration
3 Sessions (12 months)
Delivery
On Campus
Cricos
UAC Code
-
Admission, Key dates, and Fees
Entry Requirements
No academic entry requirements
Fees
Session Fee: $6,100
Full Course Fee: $6,100
Payment Options
- Upfront payments or by instalment
- NSW Smark and Skilled Funding Available
Admission information
A range of admission options are available for students of all ages and academic backgrounds. The procedures governing admission are defined in UOW’s Admissions Procedures Policy, and the UOW College Admissions policy.
For any specific advice or questions regarding an application, please contact the Future Students Team.
STARTING YOUR JOURNEY
Starting your studies at UOW means learning from some of the brightest minds on the planet. It means having the freedom and flexibility to tailor your experience, follow your passion and see where it takes you. It means belonging to a University with an international reputation for world-class research and exceptional teaching quality—benefits that will help support you in your future career.
Admission criteria
This information is intended to provide criteria for eligibility for admission into a UOW undergraduate degree on the basis of tertiary studies. Unfortunately there is currently no detailed admission criteria to provide, so please contact the UOW Future Students Team for more information.
This information is intended to provide criteria for eligibility for admission into a UOW undergraduate degree on the basis of a prior qualification that is accredited by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), such as those provided at TAFE. Unfortunately there is currently no detailed admission criteria to provide, so please contact the UOW Future Students Team for more information.
This information is intended to provide criteria for eligibility for admission into a UOW undergraduate degree on the basis of ATAR (Australian Tertiary Academic Rank) or equivalent (ENTER, International Baccalaureate (IB), QLD’s Overall Position (OP), etc.) or an Australian Year 12 equivalent overseas qualification. Unfortunately there is currently no detailed admission criteria to provide, so please contact the UOW Future Students Team for more information.
This information is intended to provide criteria for eligibility for admission into a UOW undergraduate degree as a mature age student who does not have a sufficient ATAR (or Year 12 results), has not completed previous alternative study or did not finish to a Year 12 level at high school. Unfortunately there is currently no detailed admission criteria to provide, so please contact the UOW Future Students Team for more information.
Profile information
This information provides indicative enrolment and an explanation of the basis of admission of students in this course.
INDICATIVE ENROLMENT
This table is intended to show the breakdown of the student group for a course or group of related courses. Unfortunately there is currently no detailed information to provide, so please contact the UOW Future Students Team for more information.
ATAR PROFILE
This table relates to all students selected on the basis of ATAR alone or ATAR in combination with other factors.
| ATAR PROFILE OF ATAR-BASED OFFERS IN 2016 | ATAR |
Selection Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | - |
- |
| 75th percentile rank to receive an offer | - |
- |
| Median rank to receive an offer | - |
- |
| 25th percentile rank to receive an offer | - |
- |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | - |
- |
N/P: Not published (less than 25 ATAR-based offers made)
ATAR refers to the unadjusted, raw ATAR profile for all students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR.
Selection Rank figures represent the ATAR profile of the same student group but includes the impact of ATAR-related adjustments such as 'Points to UOW'.
STUDENT PROFILE
This table shows the breakdown of the applicant background of the student group at UOW College for this course. It provides data on students that commenced the program, and continued study beyond the census date at UOW College in 2016.
| APPLICANT BACKGROUND | 2016 intake |
2016 intake (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study | - |
- |
| Vocational education & training study | - |
- |
Recent secondary education |
||
Basis of admission |
||
| ATAR Only | - |
- |
| ATAR plus additional criteria | - |
- |
| Other criteria only (non-ATAR) | - |
- |
| Work & life experience | - |
- |
| International students | - |
- |
| All students | - |
- |
N/A: Data not available for this item
N/P: Not published (hidden to prevent calculation of other numbers less than 5)
Higher education study includes people who have studied a University course or completed a bridging or enabling course.
Vocational education and training (VET) study includes people who have undertaken VET study since leaving school.
ATAR only includes people admitted only on the basis of ATAR, regardless of whether this includes adjustment factors such as equity or bonus points.
ATAR plus additional criteria includes people who were admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test,
early offer conditional on minimum ATAR).
Other criteria only (non-ATAR) includes people admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone,
schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement).
Work & life experience includes people admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than the above.
International student represents all other students.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about UOW College admission pathways, see UOW College Admission Information.
2017 UOW College VET Summer (2 Session)
UOW College Wollongong
Session Commences
2 October 2017
Applications Close
TBA
Session Details
Session: 2 October - 15 December
Orientation and enrolment is held during the week prior to course commencement. You will be advised of the exact date in your letter of offer.
Course Structure
(Current year structure - subject to change)
Course HandbookWhy choose this course
Students who successfully complete the CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) will be eligible to apply for entry to a Certificate IV level AQF qualification from the Community Services training packages or other training packages in a broad range of vocations. Successful students may also apply to commence employment.
