You might be looking for a way into hospital work. You learn body systems, medical terms, first aid and infection control. A host site is organised for you before you start.
Hospitals and clinics run on assistants who can move, clean and watch.
Retail and hospitality hours build the pace a ward needs.
No timetable and no semesters. Units are open at any hour.
Wards, clinics and day units all need assistants. The day is moving patients, keeping things clean, watching for change and passing it on.
Helping patients move, wash and get through the day.
Beds, cleaning, transport and keeping the ward running.
Assisting clinical teams in clinics and community services.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and hospitals set their own entry requirements.
Three things that set this one apart.
Body systems, medical terms and infection control are units, not assumed knowledge.
Provide First Aid sits inside the qualification.
Melissa Cockburn teaches and assesses this course.
HLT33115 · Nationally recognised training
HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance is nationally recognised training.
Open Colleges publishes RTO 90796 and RTO 40049. Both are current on the national register.
A minimum of 120 supervised hours in a health setting sit behind the certificate.
Ward work, a clinic, or a community health team.
An advisor covers placement, pace and hospital entry rules.
Upfront, weekly plan, or pay in four.
Enrol and work through the first units.
Yes. It is HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, delivered by Open Colleges.
Not from this one in NSW or WA hospitals. Those ask for the acute care stream. Check the hospitals in your own state or territory.
No. Body systems and medical terms are taught from the start.
From $49.99 a week on a zero interest plan. A credit check applies.
Twelve months or eighteen months, depending on the pace you pick.
Yes. A minimum of 120 hours at an approved host site.
Yes. Provide First Aid is one of the units.
There are no set dates or semesters. Pick the pace that fits.
Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.
Trainer Melissa Cockburn teaches and assesses it, and the college organises placement with SkilTrak.
Picture the first shift where the team counts you in.