No. 1 Aged Care Courses in Adelaide

The aged care training course has been structured to give you the necessary theoretical and applied skills. You will get the necessary theoretical understanding of the subject-matter, while still ensuring that you can put it all to use. Each component in the course has been designed to further you into the Aged Care and Disability Care space, as a fully trained professional, hence comfortably covering the Certificate 3 in Aged Care and Certificate 3 in Disability Care.

The course has been structured with 13 components in place. To get a specialization, you will have to undergo 120 hours work placement as discuused above in that subject area. This makes the program one of the best aged care courses in Adelaide.

If you have prior professional or academic experience that you believe would be eligible for the credit transfer process, you can let our academic counsellors know about it during your enrolment. To know more about the course structure and credit transfer policies, write to us at info@auztraining.com.au

The course is delivered face to face in our Adelaide class. This is critically important because it gives you the opportunity to network with fellow students, trainers, and lecturers. It also gives you an opportunity to understand the applied set of skills as you acquire the theories necessary to be an effective healthcare professional. Hence, it is recommended that students should go for the in-person training instead of focusing on the old aged care courses online modules.

You can take the course in a full-time and part-time setup. The full-time course will last for 4 - 6 weeks, and part time course will take 8 weeks. In this period, you will attend all the necessary lectures and appear for the tests, quizzes, assignments, and projects to cement your learning. If you are an already working professional, you can take the course over 2 years and have the same components covered. This makes the program far better than the earlier available Aged Care Certificate 3 Online Course.The candidates may get eligible to take online aged care courses, please come to visit us to check your eligibility to take online course.

Once you are done with the lectures & practical classes, you will go for a 3-4- weeks vocational work placement session in a aged care facility if you have taken aged care courses, and if you have taken disability courses you will go for 3 - 4 weeks of work placement in a disability facilities. Our careers office will help you find an appropriate opportunity. A candidate who has taken both aged care and disability courses, are required to do 120 hrs. work placement in an aged care plus atleast 1 more week of work placement in disability care. The number of hours may vary depending on rules and regulation of an aged care facility.

The course has been structured with 13 components in place. To get a specialization, you will have to undergo 120 hours work placement as discuused above in that subject area. This makes this program one of the best aged care courses in Adelaide.

If you have prior professional or academic experience that you believe would be eligible for the credit transfer process, you can let our academic counsellors know about it during your enrolment. To know more about the course structure and credit transfer policies, write to us at info@auztraining.com.au

If you fulfil the below mentioned criteria, you might be eligible for the program:

• You are above the age of 18 years
• You have access to a working computer system and internet connection.
• You are legally permitted to take this course.
• You should have a good verbal and written communication
• You are ready to appear for tests or exams or interviews before, during, or after the course to demonstrate your quantitative and linguistic skills.
• You agree to abide by the college rules of administration
• You have the necessary access to internet and a computer to take up projects and research, as and when necessary.

The course will open up new opportunities for you, both professionally and academically. Primarily, there are two tracks that the attendees can opt for, right after successful completion of the program:

• Professional Route: You can find work as a Support Worker/Assistant/Officer at a Community Care, Aged Care, Specialized Care or Medical Centre.
• Academic Route: You can further enhance your knowledge-base with more training by taking certificate, diploma and degree courses.

To know more about career and training after the Certificate III in Individual Support, write to us at info@auztraining.com.au

1. The Industry is Growing with Opportunities.

Aged care is one of the fastest-growing industries in Australia. With an aging populace and stable incomes, aged care workers' need is projected to go exponentially up in the coming years.

Before COVID-19, the industry was forecasted to grow double in size in the next 30 years, with over 179,000 jobs hitting the market in the next half-a-decade, in a report published by the Australian government. This would mean a significant proportion of graduates of Adelaide's aged care courses will get recruited across the country.

The pandemic threw light on the room for improvement in the residential aged care segment. The Royal Commission works to make several structural changes with a growing impetus on smaller and community-run centers. All of this would mean an increasing need for human capital to be supplied to the aged care industry.

The aged care industry is in dire need of trained people who want to make a career in the field. So, if you can clear the entry-level credentials and possess training in aged care, you would always be in demand for a job across Australia.

2. Roles & Responsibilities of an Aged Care Worker

Your role as an aged worker would depend on where you are working as a professional. In general, you will witness the everyday responsibilities included preparing food, helping clients move between places, keeping everyone engaged by developing a social culture, maintaining hygiene in the premises, and assisting in everyday activities.

Along with this, your role might also demand you take care of either frontline support, or administration, or catering, or event managerial roles. This is one of those skills that you will pick up during your training in aged care. You will frequently find yourself as an edifice between the individual client’s family, the individual, and the healthcare institution you are associated with. There are community care centres, residential care centres, and even on-demand support services where you can find employment.

3. The Skillset of an Aged Care Worker.

You will need certificates, licenses, and traineeship experience to become an aged care worker. Ideally, you should explore the wide range of aged care courses in Adelaide and find the one that fits your goals. On top of that, you will also need some tangible and intangible skills like:

• Empathy and Supporting Attitude
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Physical Fitness
• Consistency and Discipline
• Optimistic Outlook Towards Life

If you have enrolled in one of Adelaide's better-aged care courses, you will get enough time and resources to work on these soft-skills.

1. The Industry is Growing with Opportunities.

Decide which aged care courses you want to go for?

When we say aged care courses, it a generic name and it can be either certificate III in individual support or Certificate IV in ageing support.

Step: 2

Once you have decided an aged care course you want to do, next comes is the online research where you enquire about the courses.

But before you enquire online about the course you should check the institute reputation. One of the best ways is to check reviews on google, Facebook and other social media reviews.

Based on the google reviews select top five aged care training providers.

Step: 3

Call them and ask for some basic questions

I want to know about aged care courses (just say – certificate III in individual support ageing).

You have to gather following information:

• Course name:
• Course Duration
• Study Mode
• Course Fees
• Location

Step: 4

Based on some simple questions and answers prioritise on which institute you have to visit.

How to prioritise?

Consider the following parameters: -

Duration: When enquiring the course, it should keep mind that it is not too short or too long. Lets suppose when you enrol for certificate III in Individual Support ageing or disability, the ideal duration of the course including vocational work placement should be 12 weeks, but again it depends on how many classes you attending in a week.

Location: When you are looking for any courses which is classroom based and where you need to go frequently to attain lecture, you should always consider the following things before choosing any location for the training.

• Commutation
• Distance from your home to Institute

Course fees: This is one of the critical factors which is very tough for someone to decide. Most of the student would like to go for the cheaper course fees but it is not always beneficial. There are several other factors which must not be ignored. The factors are:

• Quality of Training
• Placement Assistance
• Quality of First Aid Training
• Quality of Manual Handling Training
• Quality of theory Class
• Work Placement in High Care or Low Care

Step: 5

Once you have visited the training institute you must ask the following questions to your Counsellor:

• How long will the course take to finish?
• What are the lecture timings and how many days a week you have the lectures?
• Do you also have online classes available?
• How about manual handling training and first Aid Training?
• Do I need to wait for the work placement after finishing theory and practical class?
• You place the students in high care or Low care
• What are the chances of getting job after work placement?
• Do you also provide recruitment support?
• Do you change any fees for this support?
• Can I defer the course in some adverse situation and will need to pay some extra fees in those circumstances?
• Can I add up disability course in future if I change my mind and wanted to do disability course as well
• How much additional amount do I need to Pay?
• How much additional amount do I need to Pay?

Finally, your own analysis for choosing the right training institute. Visit all other colleges with the same question and make your own analysis which institute will well suits you. Ideally you should go for the institute whose reputation is fairly good, provides quality training and fees; that you can be affordable, placement should always be in high care, and most important which of them are providing recruitment support.