Certificate III in Home and Community Care

Course details

Gain the essential skills and knowledge to care and support people living in a home setting with this course. You will learn how to work effectively in a home and community care environment, gain valuable communication skills and develop the outstanding customer service skills needed to support clients and colleagues. You will also learn how to apply basic first aid.

A feature of this course is that you may have the opportunity to undertake a work placement with one of our industry partners, Benetas. Benetas is one of the leading not-for-profit providers of residential care, in-home care, respite care, housing services and retirement living in Victoria. This course is designed to meet the needs of a complex and carefully regulated industry and will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to make a meaningful contribution in this chosen field, and gain satisfaction from your work. It will ensure you are job ready and have the qualifications and work experience necessary to secure employment with an aged care provider such as Benetas.

Entrance requirements

Australian Year 12 or equivalent with a pass. Relevant senior employment experience in industry will be considered.

English language proficiency

A minimum IELTS overall score of 6.0 (Academic). A minimum TOEFL score of 550 for paper examination; 230 for computer based and 79 for Internet based.

Special admission requirements

• None

Accreditation

• This course is government accredited and has national recognition

What employment opportunities will I have?

This course may provide you with employment opportunities in local government, community organisations and home and community care (HACC) services.