Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance
Campus: Holmesglen, Moorabbin Campus. Wednesday afternoons
Assessment: Scored (partial completion)*
Code: HLT33015
This Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance gives you a chance to commence your studies as an Allied Health Assistant or an Assistant in Nursing. The first year of the two-year part time course is a generic year that all students complete. Students will be required to undertake some units after the completion of their VCE/VCE VM program if they wish to receive the full qualification.
The course will be delivered through a mixture of online activities, classroom delivery and laboratories, including in a state of the art allied health laboratory, community apartment and a simulated hospital environment. You will learn using role plays, simulations, project work and a total of 80 hours of structured workplace learning over two years (40 hours per year), which will be undertaken in a variety of healthcare settings, including medical, sub-acute, acute, community and rehabilitation areas.
Completion of the Certificate produces workers who provide assistance to physiotherapy professionals, and registered and enrolled nurses. Workers at this level operate under direct supervision and do not conduct programs or therapeutic interventions.
Job roles include: Therapy Assistant, Physiotherapy Assistant, Allied Health Assistant, Assistant in Nursing, Health Services Assistant.
Year 1
- Provide First Aid
- Communicate and work in health or community services
- Participate in workplace health and safety
- Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
- Assist with movement
- Organise personal work priorities and development
- Maintain a high standard of service
- Respond effectively to behaviours of concern
Year 2
- Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
- Recognise healthy body systems
- Take clinical measurements
Holmesglen Course Information
Assessment
Scored assessment is available for this study. Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for this study must undertake the scored assessment. As a scored VET study this subject will contribute to the student's ATAR, either as one of the student's top 4 studies (the 'primary four') or as a 5th or 6th study increment.
* Students will be required to undertake some units after the completion of their VCE or VCE VM course if they wish to receive the full Certificate III qualification.