Community Service Training & Development Centre

An Innovative Bridging Course for Personal Care Workers

• Aged Care CHC30208
• Disability CHC30408
• Home & Community Care CHC30308
• Community Services Work CHC30108

CSTDC is offering an innovative bridging course for personal care workers who are experienced or partly trained in the Community Services industries.

• This training program is ideal for workers who are experienced and not yet qualified.
• This training program is also ideal for people who have previously undertaken some accredited training in Community Services.
• The design of this program suits people who can make a commitment to attending one session per week for approximately 15-16 weeks study to achieve a qualification.
• This training uses a workplace related, problem based learning approach.

What is Our Approach

CSTDC is aware there are a large number of existing and part-time employed, personal care workers, who would benefit from gaining increased confidence and competence, through a structured intensive training program.

General Information

• Training is fully accredited with a Registered Training Organisation and delivered by experienced Trainers.
• The course is suitable for people who are, or have worked in the Aged Care, Disability Work, Home and Community Care or Mental Health sectors.
• Is designed for people who have undertaken previous pre-vocational type training in Community Services.
• Ideal intensive and practical training course which leads to an industry benchmark qualification.
• The applied methodology used in training is most suitable for hands-on learners.
• Through trainer’s consultation with the employers and supervisors, workers can customise their own training plans and electives.

Benefits of the Training

For the Trainee/Worker

• Structured part-time training, whilst still employed
• Short time frame of commitment to gain a qualification
• Possible access to Government funds to pay fees
• Increase confidence and competence as a personal care worker
• Increase the potential for career pathways

For the Employer

• Workers gain the benchmark qualification to meet industry standards
• Increase the skills of your workers
• All learning/assessment activities relate to the workplace
• Possible access to Government funds to pay fees

Accredited Training

All training based on the Community Services National Training Package:

• Certificate III in Aged Care CHC30208
• Certificate III in Disability CHC30408
• Certificate III in Home & Community Care CHC30308
• Certificate III in Community Services Work CHC30108

Registered Training Provider

• Previously Preferred Provider status with SA Govt. in Aged Care, Disability, Home and Community Care and Community Services Work.
• All trainers with industry relevant qualifications and experience
• Qualified Workplace Assessors

Workplace Learning Projects

• Designed to assist workers to integrate the concepts and learning gained from off-the-job training
• Participants are required to apply a case study project related to a client/resident

Assessment

• Competency based assessment
• On-the-job and off-the-job components of training will be assessed in a holistic and integrated format
• Adult learning principles and practices applied
• Emphasis on the development of employability skills
• Appropriate attitudes and values

Further Training

• Credit Transfer towards an accredited qualification