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Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

Not all units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

Core

Name	Nominal Hours	Subject Code	National Code
Communicate and work in health or community services	30	CABES	CHCCOM005
Follow safe work practices for direct client care	25	HAAMM	HLTWHS002
Provide individualised support	30	CABKA	CHCCCS015
Recognise healthy body systems	70	HAALH	HLTAAP001
Support independence and wellbeing	80	CABKB	CHCCCS023
Work legally and ethically	55	CABDR	CHCLEG001
Work with diverse people	40	CABDM	CHCDIV001

Elective

Name	Nominal Hours	Subject Code	National Code
Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures	25	HAALD	HLTINF001
Facilitate the empowerment of older people	50	CABGX	CHCAGE001
Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability	100	CABKH	CHCDIS007
Follow basic food safety practices	30	HAAPX	HLTFSE001
Implement falls prevention strategies	40	CABHX	CHCAGE002
Meet personal support needs	60	CABHZ	CHCCCS011
Provide first aid	18	AAFHP	HLTAID003
Provide home and community support services	50	CABKK	CHCHCS001
Provide support to people living with dementia	65	CABHY	CHCAGE005
Support community participation and social inclusion	60	CABKG	CHCDIS003
Support relationships with carers and families	70	CABKD	CHCCCS025

Employment Outcomes

Community support worker, personal care worker, home care worker, home care assistant, care assistant, in-home respite worker, community care worker, accommodation support worker, personal care assistant, carer, residential care worker.

Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

Qualifications & Skills Covered

Certificate III in Individual Support (Home and Community) (CHC33015)
Skills covered include independence and wellbeing, communication, working with diverse people, legal and ethical requirements, healthy body systems and safe work practices. 7 core units and 6 elective units. To achieve this qualification, students must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency.

Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full Qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.