Lead A Team In Aged Care.
If you hold a Certificate III and want to run more than your own shift, this is the next move. Care planning, dementia, palliative care and coordinating services.
Course Snapshot
- ✓Nationally Recognised Training under the AQF
- ✓Taught on campus, two days a week
- ✓Credit Transfer at no charge
- ✓Listed fees cover resources and student ID
Why Do This Course
Step Above Personal Care
A Certificate III gets you on the floor. This one adds care planning, coordination and working with families. That is team leader ground.
The Hard Parts Are Units
Dementia, palliative care, crisis response and older people at risk each get their own unit. These are the parts that decide if someone is ready.
Taught Face To Face
You are on campus two days a week with a trainer in the room. That is 15 hours of class time, plus set learning tasks.
Where These Skills Could Take You
Personal Care Worker
Aged Care Worker
Residential Care Worker
Home Care Worker
Community Care Worker
Care Team Leader or Supervisor with limited responsibility
Roles where this qualification is used, not promised outcomes. Every workplace is different. Team leader roles usually want experience too. Your right to work here depends on your visa, not on this course.
What You'll Learn
What You’ll Get
In the Course
- ✓Care planning, individual service planning and delivery
- ✓Dementia and palliative care, the hardest parts of the work
- ✓Coordinating services, the step past doing your own shift
- ✓Families and carers, the people around the person
As a Student
- ✓On campus twice a week, with a trainer in the room
- ✓Assessed many ways, written, spoken, role play and on placement
- ✓Set learning tasks, 5 hours a week alongside class
- ✓Trainer contact, email, student portal or the learning system
What Makes It Different
Here is what stands out in this course.
Coordinating services for older people is its own unit. So is building networks and partnerships. That is the step from doing the shift to running it.
Supporting relationships with carers and families is taught here. In aged care the family is often the harder talk.
Provide First Aid is one of the electives, so it comes with the qualification rather than as a separate course.
What You'll Earn
CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support (Overseas Students)
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. CHC43015 is current. The college is registered to deliver and assess it.
Placement Hours Behind You
A minimum of 120 hours in an Australian care setting. That is what local employers look at first.
How It Works
Check How You Qualify
You can enter with a CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support, or something the college accepts in its place. There is also an English route, including an IELTS band score of 6.0.
Ask About Your Own Case
Entry routes and evidence vary. A course advisor can tell you which one applies to you before you apply.
Study On Campus
Two days a week of classes plus set learning tasks, across 29 weeks of delivery.
Do Your Placement And Finish
Complete a minimum of 120 placement hours, and finish with a nationally recognised Certificate IV.
How to Get Started
Common Questions
Can I start without a Certificate III?
Sometimes. There are no training package prerequisites. But the college wants you to come through a relevant CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support, or something it accepts in its place. There is also an English entry route. Ask an advisor which applies to you.
What English do I need?
An IELTS band score of 6.0 or an accepted equivalent. Advanced level ELICOS is another accepted route. There is more than one option, so check which one fits your case.
What will it cost me?
The estimated total is $17,000. That is a $16,000 tuition fee plus a $1,000 non-tuition fee for materials and enrolment. Police checks, screening and vaccinations cost extra. Each service sets its own fee.
How much class time is there?
Two days a week of 7.5 hours, so 15 hours with a trainer. On top of that you get 5 hours a week of set learning tasks.
How does the work placement work?
A minimum of 120 hours, tied to the unit on supporting independence and wellbeing. Three of your weeks are placement weeks.
Do I need a USI?
Yes, to receive your qualification or statement of attainment. It costs nothing to create, is managed by the Australian Government, and is kept for up to 30 years.
Is this a real qualification?
Yes. CHC43015 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.
Is this work physically demanding?
It is. The course carries inherent requirements: communication, physical capability, thinking skills and emotional resilience. Think about that honestly before you enrol.
About the College
This course is delivered by Melbourne City Institute of Education, a registered training organisation, RTO 22172.
Teaching runs from the campus at Level 8, 250 Collins Street, backed by the college's online systems. The college also teaches health, community services, early childhood, hospitality and English language teaching.
Your Future Starts Today
Picture the shift where a family stops you in the corridor, and you are the one who can answer them.