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Australian National Institute of Business and technology (ANIBT)

Melbourne , Victoria ,Australia

CERTIFICATE III in INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

This qualification reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason. Work involves using discretion and judgement in relation to individual support as well as taking responsibility for own outputs. Workers have a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 120 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of the units of competency.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Job roles

Care assistant / worker, Community / Disability support worker, In-home respite care worker / giver, Nursing assistant, Community Access Coordinator, Planned activity assistant, Accommodation Support Worker, Lifestyle Support Worker, School support officer (working with children with disabilities), Disability Service Officer, Transport Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Food Services Deliverer, Home care assistant , Field officer, Disability service officer

Intakes

  • Jan
  • April
  • July
  • Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 14

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Entry Requirements
It is highly recommended that students are currently in a workplace or have access to a workplace for this course.
 
For Certificate IV level courses, the recommended minimum level of education is Higher School Certificate or equivalent or relevant qualification (at Certificate III or above) or relevant vocational experience.
 
In addition, students may enter the qualification through a number of entry points demonstrating the potential to undertake vocational education and training at Certificate IV level including:
 
with personal or vocational experience in a specific industry;
with vocational experience in a specific industry and an industry-specific qualification.
For International Students
Please check with the Australian Department of Home Affairs (DHA) regarding international students enrolling into any online only based qualifications.
 
The Australian government publishes rules for English language proficiency for international students applying for entry to vocational training. You should establish your country’s assessment level by reading the DHA rules at www.homeaffairs.gov.au. Be aware that the rules are subject to change from time to time.
 
Generally, to demonstrate English language proficiency for doing a Certificate or Diploma course, an international student needs one of the following test scores:
 
English Language proficiency level
 
IELTS
 
TOEFL iBT
 
PTE Academic
 
OET
 
Cambridge (CAE)
 
Vocational
 
5.0
 
Listening & Reading 4.0
Writing & Speaking 14
 
40.8
 
B
 
154
 
 
5.5
 
No band less than 5
 
Listening & Reading 5.0
Writing 14  Speaking 15
 
45.4
 
B
 
162
 
Competent
 
6.0
 
No band less than 5.5
 
Listening: 12 Reading: 13
Writing: 21 Speaking: 18
 
51.6
 
B
 
169
 
 
Overseas students who do not provide a satisfactory score from an English test recognised by DHA will be interviewed to ascertain their language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) skills.ANIBT also accepts completion of a recognised equivalent English preparation course from an accredited ELICOS provider. Admission may be approved if the language of instruction in the student’s home country is English or if English has been the language spoken in the student’s home.
 
All students must complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test at ANIBT as part of the registration process.
 
If necessary, the student will need to complete an English language course at ANIBT before being admitted to a vocational training Certificate or Diploma course.
 
Note: ANIBT may establish student’s English language proficiency appropriateness’ level if:
 
The student has completed 1-year study which is taught in English
The student has successfully completed ELICOS course and the level is equivalent to IELTS 5.5
The student passes ANCE English assessment test, under supervision by ANIBT or ANIBT representative
agents (does not apply to offshore direct-application).

  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
  • Duration: 01 Year  03 Month  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 10000 AUD
    Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
    Application Fee: N/A
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