Certificate III in Individual Support

This qualification reflects the role of support workers in the community and/or residential care setting who provide individualised support to people who are elderly or living with a disability.

Certificate III in Individual Support Course Fees:

Subsidised training fee is $470.

(subject to eligibility criteria)

Individual Support - Ageing Course Fee: 

Subsidised training fee is $75.

(subject to eligibility criteria)

This fee includes:

• HLTAID011 Provide first aid - valued at $108
• Manual Handling training - valued at $90
• Digital learning and assessment resources

Full fee is reduced to $3,250.

(additional fees may apply)

(full fee applies when you are unable to access government funding)

Materials Fees:

Digital learning materials are provided free of cost as part of your enrolment fee.

Printed materials can be purchased at a cost of $300 paid upfront.

This course stipulates satisfactory completion of 120 hours of supervised work placement with registered providers. During this placement, students will be required to complete a Work Placement Record issued by Auctus. 

We work with multiple industry partners and employers in the aged and disability sector who welcome our students for placements. We are proud that many of our students gain employment offers at the end of their placement. However, we do not guarantee a placement as organising work placement is a mutual effort between the student and Auctus. Furthermore, we will not recommend a student to an employer if they have not met the course and attendance requirements. 

As a pre-requisite for work placement in the aged and/or disability sectors, employers require you to: 

• Obtain DCSI clearances which include Working with Children's Check, NDIS clearance and aged care sector clearance 
• Complete first aid & manual handling courses 
• Complete online modules such as NDIS workers orientation module, infection control etc. 
• Have a full South Australian drivers license and own a reliable car 

Most employers also have vaccination requirements such as flu or COVID-19. 

Auctus Placement Coordinator will assist you through the process and provide you with essential information.  

Note: 

1. Your Availability for Placements: Students are expected to meet employers' rostering requirements and attend shifts as rostered. 
2. Organising Placements: All placements must be approved by Auctus Placement Coordinator prior to commencement. A placement agreement will be signed by Auctus, the employer and students. Where a placement agreement has been executed, students are expected to uphold the agreement unless there are extenuating circumstances. In those situations, evidence of the extenuating circumstances will be sought from the student. If a student fails to start the placement as scheduled, and the Coordinator has to reorganise the placement, students may be charged a $500 fee.
3. Individual Support is a community-based service - quite often considerable travels/driving are required to provide services to clients in their homes or care centers. Therefore, most employers require students and workers to have a drivers license and car in good condition with comprehensive car insurance. This is the nature of the care sector.