Work On The Hospital Floor.
If you want a hospital job without spending years getting there, this is the way in. Patient care, infection control, moving people safely, and the ward tasks that keep a shift running.
Course Snapshot
- ✓Nationally Recognised Training under the AQF
- ✓Attend on campus or online, same course
- ✓Government subsidised and concession rates may apply
- ✓Credit Transfer at no charge
Why Do This Course
Get Onto A Ward Sooner
This is a Certificate III, not a degree. You learn patient care, infection control and safe movement. Then you are qualified to do the job.
Attend However Suits You
Classes run on campus in Melbourne or online through Microsoft Teams. Same course either way, so distance does not decide it for you.
Placement Hours Built In
Mandated work placement sits inside the course. You finish with ward hours behind you, which is the first thing a hiring manager asks about.
Where These Skills Could Take You
Patient Care Assistant
Patient Service Assistant
Ward Assistant
Support Worker in aged care, disability, home care and community services
Roles where this qualification is used, not promised outcomes. Every workplace is different. Some roles ask for experience or further checks on top of the course. Nursing is a separate registered profession with its own university study.
What You'll Learn
What You’ll Get
In the Course
- ✓Infection control, the non-negotiable of clinical work
- ✓Assisting movement, moving people without hurting them or you
- ✓Beds and patient transport, the ward jobs done every shift
- ✓Confidentiality and privacy, what you keep to yourself, and why
As a Student
- ✓Blended delivery, campus in Melbourne or online
- ✓Assessed several ways, written, spoken, role play and on placement
- ✓Trainer contact, email, student portal or the learning system
- ✓Help getting your USI, admin staff can apply for you
What Makes It Different
Here is what stands out in this course.
Preparing and maintaining beds, transporting patients, cleaning in a clinical setting. These are the tasks a health services assistant does all shift.
Written work, group tasks, oral presentations, role plays and scenarios. If exams are not your strength, there is more than one way to show what you know.
One unit covers confidentiality, privacy and security in a medical setting. It is the part that catches people out when nobody teaches it.
What You'll Earn
HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
Nationally recognised training · RTO 22172
A Nationally Recognised Qualification
This is Nationally Recognised Training. It leads to an Australian qualification under the AQF, or a Statement of Attainment for the units you finish.
Checked On The National Register
We check the code and the college on the national training register before this page goes up. HLT33115 is current. The college is registered to deliver and assess it.
Placement Hours Behind You
You finish with 80 mandated hours of supervised placement done. That is the part employers ask about first.
How It Works
Ask About the Course
Send an enquiry. A course advisor gets back to you with the details, including whether you might pay less.
Start Your Checks Now
To enrol you must show you have applied for an NDIS Check, a Police Check, a Working with Children Check and Working with Vulnerable People Registration. Start early.
Study On Campus Or Online
Blended delivery over 40 weeks, with classes in Melbourne or through Microsoft Teams, plus your placement hours.
Finish Qualified
Complete your units and your placement, and finish with a nationally recognised Certificate III.
How to Get Started
Common Questions
Do I need experience to start?
None. There are no formal prerequisite units or qualifications. Entry requirements still apply. You do a Pre-Training Review that checks your reading, writing and maths against Certificate III level.
What will it cost me?
The published full fee is $5,500 for domestic students. A t-shirt costs $40 on top. Subsidised rates and a lower concession rate are published for eligible students. The rate depends on whether delivery is regional or metro. Ask an advisor about your own case.
What checks do I need before I can enrol?
You must show you have applied for an NDIS Check, a Police Check, a Working with Children Check and Working with Vulnerable People Registration. This is an enrolment condition here, not just an employer preference. Start them early.
Can I do this online?
Partly. Delivery is blended. Classes run on campus in Melbourne or online through Microsoft Teams, but placement is done in person.
How long is the work placement?
80 mandated hours. Your shift hours during placement can vary between work sites.
Is this a real qualification?
Yes. HLT33115 is Nationally Recognised Training under the Australian Qualifications Framework. The college is registered to deliver and assess it. We check both on the national training register.
Does this make me a nurse?
It does not. Nursing is a registered profession with its own university degree. This qualifies you to work beside nurses on a ward. That is a job in its own right, and a way to find out if health suits you.
What if I have done some of this before?
Credit Transfer is at no charge. Recognition of Prior Learning is charged at $145 per hour, so ask what your case would involve before you commit.
About the College
This course is delivered by Melbourne City Institute of Education, a registered training organisation in Melbourne, RTO 22172.
Classes run from the CBD campus at Level 8, 250 Collins St, or online through Microsoft Teams. The college also teaches community care, early childhood, hospitality and English language teaching, and runs some qualifications as traineeships with employers.
Your Future Starts Today
Picture the shift where a nurse asks you to get a patient moved and settled, and you already know how to do it safely.