Program details
National Code
CHC43015
Units
18 units (15 core + 3 electives)
CRICOS Code
102279J
Duration
40 weeks including 8 weeks holidays
Materials Fee
$300
Enrolment Fee
$250
Location
Levels 8, 250 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3000
Delivery Mode
Blended training delivery
Qualification details
Tuition fee
$16,000
Non tuition fee
$1,000
(Includes materials and enrolment fee $250)
Estimated total course cost
$17,000
Enrolment fees include additional resources required for the program and student ID charges. For additional service fees, such as re-assessment fees or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), please refer to the Overseas Student Handbook.
Career opportunities
There is strong demand for skilled aged care workers across Australia. This qualification prepares you for roles such as:
- Personal Care Worker
- Aged Care Worker
- Residential Care Worker
- Home Care Worker
- Community Care Worker
- Care Team Leader / Supervisor (limited responsibility)
Pre-requisites
There are no formal training package pre-requisites. However, MCIE requires students to enter via a relevant Certificate III in Individual Support pathway or equivalent.
Entry requirements
English Language requirements
Candidates must meet one of the following English Language proficiency requirements:
- completed a relevant Certificate III qualification in Individual Support or equivalent
- IELTS 6.0 or equivalent
- ELICOS Advanced level
- Completion of study in an English-speaking country
- MCIE English Placement Test
- Other recognised tests (PTE, TOEFL, OET)
Education and skills
Regulatory
MCIE only accepts overseas students who will be 18 years of age by the time of course commencement.
To begin your training at MCIE, you will need a Unique Student Identifier (USI). The USI is a personal reference that creates a secure online record of your VET training. It is managed by the Australian Government and is kept for up to 30 years.
It can be accessed anywhere, anytime. When you arrive in Australia, your visa will be activated and you can then apply for a USI. It is free to create a USI. You need a USI to receive your qualification, or statement of attainment. For further information visit www.usi.gov.au/about.
Students with disabilities
Digital technology
Industry requirements
Candidates may be asked to provide evidence of the following for work placement (requirements vary according to host employer policies):
- National Police Check
- Working with Children Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- Flu vaccination and COVID-19 vaccinations
Each service charges fees not included in your course fees for these requirements.
Inherent requirements
This course includes inherent requirements aligned to industry expectations. Students must be able to demonstrate communication skills, physical capability, cognitive skills, emotional resilience, and the ability to meet legal and ethical responsibilities in care environments.
Prior experience
Credit Transfer (CT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are available. Credit Transfer is free of charge. RPL application fees are $200 per hour. Please click here for more information.
Work placement
To achieve this qualification, students must complete a minimum of 120 hours of work placement, linked to CHCCCS023 Support independence and wellbeing.
Students entering via the MCIE CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support pathway will have already completed 120 hours of work placement. Where Credit Transfer is granted for the equivalent unit, students are required to complete an additional 60 hours of work placement within CHC43015.
Students entering from another provider will be subject to Credit Transfer review. Where Credit Transfer is granted, students are required to complete 60 hours of work placement. Where Credit Transfer is not granted, students must complete the full 120 hours of work placement.
Delivery and assessment
Blended training delivery
Two days per week of 7.5 hours, totalling 15 hours of scheduled trainer-led delivery. An additional 5 hours per week is undertaken through structured learning activities, including tutorials, online learning and assessment activities. Online resources and assessments are completed via the LMS.
Duration and structure
• 40 weeks total course duration
• 29 weeks structured delivery
• 3 weeks work placement within course duration
• 8 weeks scheduled breaks
Assessment for this program includes written tasks, long and short answer questions, multiple-choice quizzes, group tasks, oral presentations, role plays, case studies, workplace journals, logbooks, portfolios and projects. Most assessments are completed using MCIE’s online systems.
Where a student is required to be assessed in the workplace, evidence gathering tools may include:
• workplace portfolio tasks
• workplace reflective journal
• workplace logbook
• workplace third-party report
• workplace assessor observation
Course units
Core Units
- HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
- HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance
- CHCCCS023 Support independence and wellbeing
- CHCCCS019 Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- CHCAGE001 Facilitate the empowerment of older people
- CHCCCS011 Meet personal support needs
- CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia
- CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families
- CHCCCS006 Facilitate individual service planning and delivery
- CHCADV001 Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
- CHCAGE004 Implement interventions with older people at risk
- CHCAGE003 Coordinate services for older people
- HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
Elective Units
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HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
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CHCPRP001 Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
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CHCPAL001 Deliver care services using a palliative approach
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This is Nationally Recognised Training, leads to an Australian Qualification that complies with the Australian Qualifications framework (AQF) qualification or a Statement of Attainment.
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