Choose a stream
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Compare the streamsCHC33021 · Care and community
Start your path into individual support.
Understand the streams, plan workplace learning and compare course offers before you commit.
What will you learn to do?
CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support prepares people for support work under supervision and delegation in home, community or residential settings.
Plan the work requirement before you choose a course: core unit CHCCCS040 requires at least 120 hours of direct support work in at least one relevant organisation. Hours, assessment evidence, a suitable host and screening must be planned together.
The current qualification is Release 1, dated 23 November 2022. It has 15 units: nine core and six electives.
Plan practical learning
Understand the 120-hour minimum and the evidence required for assessment.
Plan workplace learningCheck readiness
Separate course entry, workplace screening and provider admission.
Check before placementHow can you compare course offers?
Ask providers for the actual unit list, total costs, study support and practical arrangements. A qualification record does not establish a provider’s current offer.
What should you settle before enrolling?
- Choose the award wording and six electives that fit your intended support work.
- Confirm who secures the host and how direct support work and assessment will be organised.
- Check the actual role and host’s screening requirements before the first shift.
- Ask for a written timetable, full fee details, support arrangements and a plan for delays.
- 1. Choose a stream
- 2. Plan practical work and evidence
- 3. Confirm workplace readiness
- 4. Work through the study plan
- Compare provider records
- How do I compare two course quotes fairly?
What do you need to decide before you enrol?
- What work do I want to do?
Explore work and study pathways - How will study fit my week?
How can I plan placement around paid work? - What will I learn?
How do the nine core units shape my learning? - What should I budget for?
How do I compare two course quotes fairly? - What else must I check?
Check placement requirements - How do I compare providers?
Compare provider records
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