Applicants are required to provide evidence of the following during the application process:

1. Be the age of 18 by the course start date
2. Working with vulnerable people registration (volunteer status)
3. National Police Check - must be obtained from Service Tasmania

All students enrolling in this course are required to complete a National Police Check (NPC) free of disclosable offences to meet placement and course requirements through Service Tasmania.

• The application form can be downloaded online and submitted at any Service Tasmania centre.
• The cost of the check is $70.

Important:

Disability Specialisation - Option 1 - Schedule 1 – Any child-related activity category.

Please ensure the correct type of check is selected to avoid delays in placement or course progression.

As part of the application process, and before being offered a place in the course, a member of our Team will contact you to discuss if this course aligns with your goals and aspirations, and to ensure that you are fully informed and understand the course requirements. This does not apply to apprentices and trainees.

Pre-enrolment Skills Review

To progress through the TasTAFE application process, you are required to complete a Pre-enrolment Skills Review. The Skills Review is not a pass or fail test, but a questionnaire that will help identify your literacy, numeracy, digital and learning skills against the essential foundation skills required in this industry. Your responses will allow us to provide tailored advice to support your learning pathway. An email with a link to the Skills Review will be sent once your application has been reviewed by the Admissions team.

The fee you pay at TasTAFE will depend on the course you choose and may vary depending on the level of government subsidy available, the cost of delivery, any previous study you have undertaken and/or your personal circumstances. Tuition fees for this course are available at the top of the page via the Fee Calculator.

Your tuition fees cover the basic materials needed for your course, but may not cover items such as text books, workbooks, uniform, online learning resources or personal protective clothing. Depending on your course, there may also be other expenses that you need to budget for.

For this course, you will need to pay for the following items:

• National Police check $70.00
• Working with vulnerable people card
  • Employment / volunteer - $130.90
  • Volunteer only - $22.44
  • Change of class (upgrade from volunteer to employment or adding NDIS endorsement) - $108.46
• Materials  fees- $60.00

For courses undertaken in 12 months or less, you will be invoiced the full course fee (including any other essential fees associated with your course).

*For courses studied over multiple years, your course and other fees will be split over the years of study, with the concession fee being charged on a yearly basis. At the time of enrolment you will be invoiced for the first year’s fees. An invoice will be raised in each subsequent year around the same time as your ‘enrolment anniversary’.

Further information on fees, payments and other costs.

The following skills and attributes will be useful to students studying this course:

• People studying this qualification should have good communication skills, be physically active, demonstrate initiative, be able to work in a team and be good at solving problems.
• Desirable attributes include being supportive, respectful, flexible, resilient, patient, responsible and wanting to make a difference in the lives of others.
• We encourage you to consider if this is the right course for you by reading the Informed Choices document (Word).

All students will need to obtain a current National Police Check which is free of serious convictions and a Working with Vulnerable People Registration.

Vaccinations are required by Industry for work placement.

On successful completion of this course you will receive a CHC33021 - Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability).

Below is a list of all core and elective units that TasTAFE offers in this course. The selection of units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend and the qualification packaging rules. For further information refer to training.gov.au.

Core units
CHCCCS031	Provide individualised support
CHCCCS038	Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
CHCCCS040	Support independence and wellbeing
CHCCCS041	Recognise healthy body systems
CHCCOM005	Communicate and work in health or community services
CHCDIV001	Work with diverse people
CHCLEG001	Work legally and ethically
HLTINF006	Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
HLTWHS002	Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Elective units
CHCAGE011	Provide support to people living with dementia
CHCAGE013	Work effectively in aged care
CHCDIS011	Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
CHCDIS012	Support community participation and social inclusion
CHCDIS020	Work effectively in disability support
CHCMHS001	Work with people with mental health issues
CHCPAL003	Deliver care services using a palliative approach
HLTAID011	Provide First Aid
HLTHPS006	Assist clients with medication