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Certificate IV in Ageing Support

CHC43015

Take the next step in your career by equipping yourself with the in-demand skills needed to thrive in the aged care sector. You’ll be rewarded with diverse job opportunities and the knowledge that you’re making a difference.
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Intro to Certificate IV in Ageing Support

Gain a Meaningful Career

Our nationally recognised CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support is an ideal qualification if you're looking for entry work in the booming aged care sector. You will unlock a variety of entry-level work situations in the community services industry, and gain the practical skills to carry out your role as a Care Worker with confidence.

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Job Skills

  • Infection control
  • Community services
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Course breakdown

What you’ll learn in this course

This qualification includes a range of units designed to teach you the practical, hands-on experience you need to provide services to individuals with complex needs. Learn to provide exceptional care either in a client’s home, or in a residential care setting with this in-demand qualification.

Certificate IV in Ageing Support

HLTAAP001
Recognise healthy body systems
  • Work with information about the human body
  • Recognise and promote ways to support healthy functioning of the body
CHCAGE001
Facilitate the empowerment of older people
  • Develop relationships with older people
  • Provide services to older people
  • Support the rights of older people
  • Promote health and re-ablement of older people
CHCCCS011
Meet personal support needs
  • Determine personal support requirements
  • Maximise participation
  • Provide personal support
  • Complete reporting and documentation
CHCDIV001
Work with diverse people
  • Reflect on own perspectives
  • Appreciate diversity and inclusiveness, and their benefits
  • Communicate with people from diverse backgrounds and situations
  • Promote understanding across diverse groups
CHCCCS023
Support independence and wellbeing
  • Recognise and support individual differences
  • Promote independence
  • Support physical wellbeing
  • Support social, emotional and psychological wellbeing
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When can you start? Anytime you like!

There are no start and finish dates, no semesters, so no need to wait. Just enrol and start the path to your new life whenever you’re ready!

Very helpful assessors. Work at your own pace. Helpful tips and videos on each project/assignment. Option to extend course time was handy.
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I appreciated the course material and all the units.
Graduate of Health & Community Services
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Anna - The assessment tips and especially the Webinars were extremely helpful for completing the assessments
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  • Daily routine
  • 06:30 am - 07:45 am

    Morning coffee + Study session
  • 07:45 am - 09:00 am

    Morning routine + Commute
  • 09:00 am - 01:00 pm

    Work
  • 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

    Lunch + Study
  • 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm

    Work
  • 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

    Evening routine
  • 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm

    Study session
  • 08:30 pm - 09:15 pm

    Study break
  • 09:15 pm - 10:30 pm

    Study session
  • 10:30 pm - onwards

    Relax

Study for a minimum 34.5 hours per week to complete modules in 12 months

  • Daily routine
  • 06:30 am - 07:45 am

    Morning coffee + Study session
  • 07:45 am - 09:00 am

    Morning routine + Commute
  • 09:00 am - 01:00 pm

    Work
  • 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

    Lunch + Study
  • 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm

    Work
  • 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

    Evening routine
  • 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm

    Study session
  • 08:30 pm - onwards

    Relax

Study for a minimum 23 hours per week to complete modules in 18 months

Your course may include work placement which will be completed in addition to weekly study blocks.

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Your trainer

Michelle Hay Chapman
Michelle has over 16 years of experience of working within the healthcare industry working as an Enrolled Nurse and a personal care worker. She has worked with people that have a disability within different community programs and within aged care. Michelle’s specialised skills include infection control, dementia care, palliative care and person-centred care.
Melissa Cockburn
Melissa has 17 years of experience in the healthcare industry as an Enrolled Nurse and a Personal Care Worker, working in both aged care facilities and a regional hospital. At the hospital, she worked across all areas, including acute care, the emergency department, and the theatre.
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Michelle Hay Chapman

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Michelle has over 16 years of experience of working within the healthcare industry working as an Enrolled Nurse and a personal care worker. She has worked with people that have a disability within different community programs and within aged care. Michelle’s specialised skills include infection control, dementia care, palliative care and person-centred care.
Michelle has over 16 years of experience of working within the healthcare industry working as an Enrolled Nurse and a personal care worker. She has worked with people that have a disability within different community programs and within aged care. Michelle’s specialised skills include infection control, dementia care, palliative care and person-centred care.

Over the years she has also worked in General Practice, different hospitals across Southeast Queensland as an agency nurse working in the areas of mental health, palliative care, and dementia units.

Michelle has been a Trainer in adult education for over 6 years working in classrooms, workplaces, online and in secondary schools.

• Diploma of Nursing

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

• Diploma of Business

• Diploma of Community Services

• Certificate 3 in Aged Care
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Melissa Cockburn

Health & Community
Melissa has 17 years of experience in the healthcare industry as an Enrolled Nurse and a Personal Care Worker, working in both aged care facilities and a regional hospital. At the hospital, she worked across all areas, including acute care, the emergency department, and the theatre.
Melissa has 17 years of experience in the healthcare industry as an Enrolled Nurse and a Personal Care Worker, working in both aged care facilities and a regional hospital. At the hospital, she worked across all areas, including acute care, the emergency department, and the theatre.

Melissa has been a trainer and assessor for 15 months, delivering both online and face-to-face training.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hours of work placement do I need to do for Certificate IV in Ageing Support?

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The course contains a minimum of 120 hours of work placement. Download the course guide to find out what the suitable workplaces are for this course.

Can I skip the Certificate III in Individual support and just do the Certificate IV in Aged Support instead?

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As long as there are mandatory qualifications required to complete this course and you meet the minimum language, literacy, and numeracy requirements, you can enrol in this course.

Are there any pre-requisites for this course?

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Any pre-requisites required for enrolment in this course will be listed on the course page on our website. This may change at any time and will depend on any requirements listed on the national register at www.training.gov.au.

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