Certificate IV in Ageing Support
154 CRICOS providers offer this course to international students in 11 Australian cities. Typical tuition for the whole course is AUD $7,800 - $18,810, and it usually takes about 1 year.
- Typical tuition, whole course
- AUD $7,800 - $18,810
- Course length
- 6 mo - 2 yr
- Providers
- 154 providers
- Cities
- 11 cities
About 120 hours of work placement
Typical = the middle 80% of CRICOS tuition fees across providers. Full range AUD $1,800 - $27,000. Fees change, so confirm with the provider.
CHC43015 · Care for the Aged
What it prepares you for
The national register links it to 12 job titles, listed below.
You complete 18 units: 15 core and 3 electives chosen by the provider.
The course includes about 120 hours of work placement.
From the national register
This qualification reflects the role of support workers who complete specialised tasks and functions in aged services; either in residential, home or community based environments. Workers will 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 may be required to demonstrate leadership and have limited responsibility for the organisation and the quantity and quality of outputs of others within limited 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.
What you study
15 core units every student completes, plus 3 electives chosen by the provider. Unit names as listed in the official qualification.
- CHCADV001Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
- CHCAGE001Facilitate the empowerment of older people
- CHCAGE003Coordinate services for older people
- CHCAGE004Implement interventions with older people at risk
- CHCAGE005Provide support to people living with dementia
- CHCCCS006Facilitate individual service planning and delivery
- CHCCCS011Meet personal support needs
- CHCCCS023Support independence and wellbeing
- CHCCCS025Support relationships with carers and families
- CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
Where it can take you
Typical jobs for this qualification, as listed on training.gov.au.
Community Program Coordinator
Community Program Co-ordinators implement community based programs. They implement and co-ordinate programs and facilitate and develop partnerships with people in the community and with other service providers. They are involved in service delivery, either direct client work or health promotion and community development projects.
Residential Care Worker
Residential Care Workers provide care and supervision, in group housing or government institutions, for people who are aged or who have a disability.
Support Worker (Community Services)
Support Workers or Care Workers provide a range of individualised person-centred support services to individuals or families. Workers carry out support with an orientation toward any of the following: mental health, homelessness, aged care, disabilities, youth work, victims of domestic violence or child protection.
Care supervisor
Care supervisors supervise other care workers and ensure that customers receive quality care in line with organisational requirements.
Accommodation Support Worker
Accommodation Support Workers help the aged, people with a disability or young clients to find short or long term accommodation.
Personal care worker
Workers provide a range of individualised person-centred personal support services to individuals requiring assistance due to age or disability.
Personal care giverAssistant Hostel SupervisorPersonal care assistantResidential care officerDay Activity WorkerCare Team Leader+6 more roles
Registration and next steps
- No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Levels in the same field
Many students start lower and move up: a Certificate IV or Diploma can lead into a Bachelor degree, often with credit for what you have already studied.
- 01Certificate IIICertificate III in Individual Support225 providersAUD $6,000 - $16,000
- 02Certificate IV · This courseCertificate IV in Ageing Support154 providersAUD $7,800 - $18,810
- 03DiplomaDiploma of Leisure and Health2 providersAUD $28,000
- 04Grad. CertificateGraduate Certificate in Aged Care1 providerAUD $9,000
- 05Grad. DiplomaGraduate Diploma of Aged Care1 providerAUD $18,000
- 06Masters (Research)Master of Medical Science (Dementia Studies)1 providerAUD $79,900
- 07Doctoral DegreeDoctor of Philosophy (Dementia Studies)1 providerAUD $177,800
Similar courses at this level
- Certificate IV in Disability Support76 providers · AUD $7,000 - $16,000
- Certificate IV in Disability25 providers · AUD $6,250 - $15,000
- Certificate IV in Community Services21 providers · AUD $7,500 - $13,500
- Certificate IV in Mental Health16 providers · AUD $9,500 - $16,980
- Certificate IV in Youth Work4 providers · AUD $3,700 - $13,752
- Certificate IV in Leisure and Health3 providers · AUD $12,000 - $12,500
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