Certificate IV in Disability

Our Disability Course

If you’re looking to work in the community sector, disability support worker qualifications can greatly increase your chances of employment.

MCIE’s Certificate IV in Disability course can help you open up career opportunities you’ve always dreamed of – possibilities include:

• Care Coordinator
• Disability Coordinator
• Disability Support Worker
• Development Officer
• Behavioural Support Officer
• Senior Personal Care Assistant

Graduates of MCIE’s disability training courses learn crucial skills, such as how to work effectively with people with a disability, how to maintain an environment to empower people with disabilities, how to facilitate skills development, community participation, and provide behaviour support in the context of individualised plans. These skills will help graduates to not only fulfil disability support worker duties, but improve their chances of employment in disability services.

If you would like to advance to higher roles of authority, such as disability coordinator, a Certificate IV in Disability qualification allows disability workers to go about their day to day job without direct supervision, reporting to service managers.

Why We Are Different

With MCIE’s nationally accredited qualification, you can make a real difference in the lives of the disabled. All training has been developed in consultation with industry leaders in the community services industry to ensure graduates have the skills to build strong careers.

Our training is incredibly hands-on: we will help you learn how to deliver vital support and care for clients in residential group homes with a practical work placement in Victoria.

Join our successful graduates who are now employed within the Australian disabled and community services industry as project officers, residential care officers, disability coordinators, senior personal care assistants and social educators.

Certificate IV in Disability Course Details

• National Code: CHC43115
• Units: 11 core + 3 electives
• Location: 250 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
• Delivery Mode: Classroom, Directed Study and Work-Placement
• Duration: 9 Months
• Work Placement: A minimum of 120 hours Work Placement must be undertaken as part of the requirements of this qualification.
• Assessment: Written, simulated and workplace-based practical observations
• Prior experience: RPL & Credit Transfer is available
• Resource: The Disability Support Worker by Geoff Arnott

Course Fees

Enrolment fees include textbooks, resource and Students ID charges. This course is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth government funding. ^ Eligibility criteria apply. Trainees may be eligible for State and/or Federal Funding. * Eligibility criteria applies. For any further course costs, such as re-assessment fees, please refer to the Domestic Student Handbook.

Pre-Requisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course.

Entry Requirements

You will be required to undertake a pre-training review process to determine if you are suitable for this course.

Eligibility

This training is delivered with Victorian & Commonwealth Government funding. *Eligibility criteria applies. To see if you qualify for Government funding, click here!

Industry Requirements

Candidates for working in the industry (and during work-placement) are required to provide evidence of the following:

• Working with Children’s Check
• National Police Check
• Current First Aid Certificate

Prior Experience

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer (CT) are available. Fees apply. Please see our website for more information on fees and terms and conditions.