This qualification focuses on how to follow an individualised plan and provide person-centered support to carry out activities to maintain personal care and/or other activities of daily living for people in a home and community care setting in New South Wales.

This course can be delivered in a flexible program of classroom training and self-paced learning activities. Students have up to 12 months to complete the course.

There are no entry requirements for this qualification. However, students will be required to provide their USI and complete a language, literacy and numeracy test.

As a requirement for work placement students will need to provide a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.

ARC Training has policies, procedures and information to help create a safe and healthy, culturally diverse, friendly and non-discriminatory learning environment.

Training and Assessment will take place:

Classroom: Training and assessment takes place in a classroom and involves discussions and activities.

Self-directed learning: Further study and assessment activities are done by participants in their own time.

Assessment: The methods in which students are assessed may include written questions, case studies, projects and observations.

Work Placement: Students are required to complete a minimum of 120 hours of work at a care facility which can be organised by ARC Training.

This course is delivered in New South Wales and Queensland, funding may be available for eligible participants in NSW and QLD.