Nationally Recognised · CHC43121

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. Your placement service is found for you.

CHC43121national code
From $57.56a week, zero interest
120 Hoursof placement, minimum
No Examsever
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaDisability support
National CodeCHC43121
DeliveryOnline, with placement in a service
Pace12 or 18 months
PlacementMinimum 120 hours
PaymentsFrom $57.56 per week
Comes with
  • Nationally recognised, CHC43121
  • Placement arranged with SkilTrak
  • Behaviour support is taught
  • Start anytime, no semesters
Who It’s For

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 The Skills Fit

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.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Compliance first, then the client work, then placement.

01
The Rules Of The Job
Safety, law and your own habits.
Maintain work health and safety
Manage legal and ethical compliance
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Lead effective workplace relationships
02
Person Centred Support
The heart of the course.
Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach
Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
03
The People Around The Client
Families, carers and mental health.
Support relationships with carer and family
Work with people with mental health issues
04
Work Placement
Minimum one hundred and twenty hours.
Work Placement Preparation
Work Placement Approval Module
Work Placement
Included

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
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things to check before you enrol.

01
A Recognised Sector Code

CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support.

02
Behaviour Support In Depth

Behaviour support plans, unit by unit.

03
Fifteen Years On The Floor

Paris Wilson has worked in disability support for nearly fifteen years.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

NATIONALLY RECOGNISED

CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support

The step up from Certificate III

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.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Check Your Entry

You need the Certificate III first.

Step two

Ask For The Guide

The unit list and placement detail, in writing.

Step three

Sort The Placement

Your own service may be able to host you.

Step four

Enrol And Begin

Start any day. No intakes to catch.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $57.56 / week
Pay upfront, pay in four, or take the weekly plan.
Zero interest on the weekly plan
A credit check applies to the plan
A set-up fee applies to the plan
You or a family member at your address can apply
Plan applicants are 18 or over
A licence or passport is needed to apply
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Good to Know

Common Questions

What do I need to enrol?

A 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.

Who finds the placement otherwise?

The college does, through SkilTrak, close to home.

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.

Delivered By

About the College

Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.

Placement is organised with SkilTrak, close to where you live.

CHC43121Placement with SkilTrakStart anytimeTrainer from the sector
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