For Support Workers Looking to Get Into Complex Care
Whether you support one client or a houseful, this takes it further. Person centred practice, behaviour support and complex needs sit at the core. It runs fully online, with one hundred and twenty hours of placement on top.
Course Snapshot
- ✓Nationally recognised, CHC43121
- ✓Minimum 120 hours of placement
- ✓Behaviour support is taught
- ✓Start anytime, no semesters
Why Do This Course
Step Up From Cert Three
This builds on support work you already do.
Take On Complex Needs
Practice built around clients with high needs.
Use Your Own Workplace
Your service may host the placement hours.
Where These Skills Could Take You
Support work sits in group homes, day programs and clients' houses. A day is personal care, outings, notes and family calls.
Disability Support Worker
Support clients at home and out in the community.
Residential Care Officer
Work a roster in a supported living house.
Personal Care Worker
Help clients with daily living and personal care.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Services set their own hiring rules, and most run police and screening checks.
What You'll Learn
Compliance first, then the client work, then placement.
What You’ll Get
In the Course
- ✓Practice, person centred support, complex needs
- ✓Behaviour, established behaviour supports
- ✓Compliance, legal, ethical and safety duties
- ✓Placement, minimum 120 hours
As a Student
- ✓Pace, twelve or eighteen months
- ✓No exams, quizzes, portfolios, video tasks
- ✓Access, units open at any hour
- ✓Placement, your own service may qualify
What Makes It Different
Three things to check before you enrol.
CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support.
Behaviour support plans, unit by unit.
Paris Wilson has worked in disability support for nearly fifteen years.
What You'll Earn
CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support
Nationally recognised training · RTO 90796
The step up from Certificate III
CHC43121
CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support, on the register.
Placement Record
Minimum one hundred and twenty hours in a service.
Complex Needs Work
Behaviour support and person centred practice.
How It Works
Check Your Entry
You need the Certificate III first.
Ask For The Guide
The unit list and placement detail, in writing.
Plan The Placement
Your own service may be able to host you.
Enrol And Begin
Start any day. No intakes to catch.
How to Get Started
Common Questions
What do I need to enrol?
A CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability), or a Certificate III in Disability with the entry skill set.
How long does it run?
Twelve or eighteen months, whichever routine you pick.
Do I have to do placement?
Yes, a minimum of one hundred and twenty hours.
Can I use my own workplace?
Possibly. You need enough clients, a qualified supervisor and approval.
How does placement work?
The minimum is 120 hours, on top of your weekly study blocks. The college confirms the placement arrangements with you when you enquire.
Are there exams?
Not one. Open book quizzes, portfolios and video tasks.
Is this nationally recognised?
Yes. CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support.
Can I pay weekly?
Yes, through Payright. A credit check and set-up fee apply.
About the College
This course is delivered by Open Colleges, a registered training organisation, RTO 90796.
Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.
It is a registered training organisation and offers nationally recognised qualifications under the AQF.
Your Future Starts Today
In 12 to 18 months you could move from support worker to coordinator in disability.