Take the next step in your Ageing Support career!
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Interest-free payment plans available
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We’ll support and arrange your practical placement
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Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens, Permanent Residents and some Visa holders are eligible to enrol
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Government funding available for eligible students
Course Overview
If you are working in Aged Care, you understand the pace at which the Aged Care sector continues to evolve – with a greater focus on personal connections and interactions, and the empowerment of people receiving support as they age.
Updating your qualification with the Certificate IV in Ageing Support will build on your existing skills and knowledge, so you can move beyond a task-focus, and truly connect with your clients.
This Course delivery is strongly aligned with the Strengthened Aged Care Standards, with a focus on additional knowledge to help you:
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Provide best practice, connected and person-centred personal care support,
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Support engagement in meaningful social activity,
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Ensure positive, social and mindful mealtime experiences for your clients and residents,
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Better understand mental health conditions that can impact on your clients, and
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Better support carers, families and yourself to navigate grief and loss of clients
Who's It For?
This course has been designed for people who are currently working within the sector and wish to update their skills and knowledge to current best practice.
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
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Support Worker
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Personal Care Worker
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Community Care Worker
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Residential Care Worker
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Coordinator of Volunteers
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Hostel Supervisor
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Care Supervisor
What You'll Learn
You'll be able to more skillfully and confidently:
Support your clients to understand and stand up for their rights
Understand and use the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, including the
legislation and terminology of the sector
Connect with your clients with a person-centred mindset
Follow an individualised plan in a community or residential setting
Better understand and deliver compassionate palliative care
Apply effective falls prevention strategies to reduce risk
Provide complex personal support to clients
Understand the impact of dementia on your clients
Implement the principles of reablement to foster your client’s independence and
wellbeing
Contribute to your client’s fullness of life by encouraging participation in activities that
are meaningful to them
Recognition
Study Method
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Locations
- South Australia
- Victoria
Duration Study Load
Classes:
Over 10 months, you'll attend scheduled learning sessions (online) one evening per week.
You'll also have 2 x practical sessions, face-to-face in one of our Regional or Metropolitan hubs.
Homework:
You'll need approximately 3-4 hours a week to study and complete your written assessment work.
Placement:
This course requires 120 hours of practical placement or relevant work.
Delivery
Blended Delivery:
Learning sessions are held in our interactive online classroom, hosted on Microsoft Teams.
Practical face-to-face sessions are held in our Metropolitan or Regional hubs, where you'll get to practice physical tasks and use manual handling equipment before you go on placement.
Placement:
During your practical placement, or relevant work hours, we'll complete workplace observation assessment with you.
Entry Requirements
Mandated entry requirements:
There are no mandated entry requirements for this course.
Warner Institute requirements:
Students must be 18 years or over at the beginning of the course
Students must be Australian Citizens, New Zealand citizens, Permanent Residents, or on an approved Visa to enrol
Students must be able to meet industry requirements such as:
-Provide a clear and current police check
-Provide an NDIS Worker Screening Check,
-Provide evidence of industry-required vaccination
Course Features
Whole Person Learning
This course is delivered using the Warner Institute Whole Person Learning Model - learning that grows you as a person, not just academically.
You'll take away real world skills that transition into the workplace, so that you're an asset on placement, and readily employable.
Learn Earn Pathway
If you're not working in a relevant role, we'll connect you to our network of Learn Earn Employers so you can start working while you're studying.
This means that you can consolidate your classroom learning by implementing it at work - and may mean that you don't need to fit in as much practical placement.
Student Support
You'll have access to soft skills (learning) support with our internal Wellbeing Team, as well as academic support from your qualified and professional Course Manager (trainer).
Blended Learning
This course is the perfect mix of online (with scheduled live online sessions) and practical, so you're fully supported whilst you learn flexibly.
Work Placement
This course requires 120 hours of practical placement or relevant work.
We’ll organise your supervised work placement if you need it - your roster for unpaid placement will be negotiated with your approved host placement provider; generally, this will be full days, five days per week.
Recognition Of Prior Learning
If you have previously completed a Certificate III in Individual Support, or other Community Services qualification, you may be eligible for credit transfer for some units in this course.
Speak to your Course Consultant about other options for Recognition of Prior Learning, if you are already working in this role.
Assessment
You'll be assessed using a range of methods that accommodate all adult learning styles, including:
written theory assessment
this includes question and answer, case studies, and workplace documentation style questionsclass participation
simulation activities & role plays (online)
practical & simulation activities (face-to-face sessions)
workplace observation assessment
Materials
What will you need?
You will require access to a computer or laptop and a reliable internet connection and capacity to stream video with audio for interactive online classroom sessions, including any catch-up sessions.
Please note that iPads and tablets are not suitable equipment to undertake this Course.
You will be required to log on for the duration of each session with your camera activated, and microphone available.
You'll need to use Microsoft Word to complete your assessments.
Learning resources:
You'll access your learning resources and assessment materials via our online Learner Management System (LMS).
Your student portal contains all of your enrolment information so you can see your progress at any time.
Subjects
About Warner Institute
Since 2005, we’ve supported our students to gain the qualifications they need so that they can take the ‘next-step’ in their lives, and we’ve supported organisations to build their teams to confidently support their clients and community.With high quality learning that transitions into the workplace, engaging you as a whole person, you'll be in the best position to achieve your career and personal goals when you study with Warner Institute. Our unique Whole Person Learning Model understands that each person is uniqueand learns differently. It is designed so that you'll grow in self awareness, confidence & resilience, becoming empowered to deliver your new best practice skills and knowledge learned as part of their courses.
