Pathway Outline
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Disability Care Pre-traineeship
Disability Care Pre-traineeship
Pathway
National Code
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State Code
AB65
AB65
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
Accreditation, State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
07/02/2019
07/02/2019
Field of Education
0905 - Human Welfare Studies And Services
0905 - Human Welfare Studies And Services
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
Duration
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Nominal Hours
322
322
Accredited Date
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Expiry Date
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Description
The aim of the Certificate II Introduction to Disability Care is to provide learners with basic industry specific skills and knowledge to either enable transition into a traineeship within the Community Services sector at the Certificate III level or provide them with key industry specific skills and knowledge to support employment in the Disability sector.
The Qualification is to be delivered utilising face to face delivery mode, with a 100 hour work placement required to be undertaken in a disability care setting to allow for consolidation of knowledge and skills.
The Qualification is to be delivered utilising face to face delivery mode, with a 100 hour work placement required to be undertaken in a disability care setting to allow for consolidation of knowledge and skills.
Packaging Rules
To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- seven (7) core units.
A Statement of Attainment will be issued for each unit of competency completed if the full qualification is not completed.
The Qualification is to be delivered utilising face to face delivery mode, with a 100 hour work placement required to be undertaken in a disability care setting to allow for consolidation of knowledge and skills.
- seven (7) core units.
A Statement of Attainment will be issued for each unit of competency completed if the full qualification is not completed.
The Qualification is to be delivered utilising face to face delivery mode, with a 100 hour work placement required to be undertaken in a disability care setting to allow for consolidation of knowledge and skills.
1. Core Units
All seven (7) units must be completed.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVC29 | CHCCOM005 | Communicate and work in health or community services | 50 | Unit of competency |
| AUZ57 | HLTWHS005 | Conduct manual tasks safely | 40 | Unit of competency |
| AVC13 | CHCDIS007 | Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability | 85 | Unit of competency |
| WG738 | HLTWHS001 | Participate in workplace health and safety | 30 | Unit of competency |
| OCD33 | HLTAID010 | Provide basic emergency life support | 12 | Unit of competency |
| AVC63 | CHCCCS015 | Provide individualised support | 75 | Unit of competency |
| AVC09 | CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people | 30 | Unit of competency |
2. Work Placement Coordination Modules
The following form part of the pre-traineeship program.
| State Code | National Code | Title | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW866 | AW866 | Module 1 (Placement arranged) | 0 | Module |
| AW867 | AW867 | Module 2 (Commenced) | 0 | Module |
| AW868 | AW868 | Module 3 (Mid-point) | 0 | Module |
| AW869 | AW869 | Module 4 (Completed) | 0 | Module |
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Note
1. The WA Pre-traineeship program business rules provide for details on the requirements of the program. The business rules also outline the amount of work practice a student is to undertake and RTO responsibilities in relation to the pre-traineeship work placement component.
2. The set of work placement coordination modules should be used to indicate that the RTO has undertaken and completed its responsibilities for establishing and monitoring on-the-job work placements for each pre-trainee.
3. RTOs should report pre-trainees in each module as each phase of the work placement is achieved as follows:
- Module 1: when the RTO has completed “coordinating work placement” identified in Rule 2.4, including contacting suitable employer/s and arranging the on-the-job work placement.
- Module 2: when the pre-trainee has commenced the first half of the on the-job work placement with an employer.
- Module 3: when the pre-trainee has commenced the remaining half of the on-the-job work placement with an employer.
- Module 4: when “monitoring work placement” and “evidence of the work placement” identified in Rule 2.4, including the site visit/s, total number of hours of on-the-job work placement and log book with employer sign off have been completed.
4. The pre-trainee does not incur course fees for the work placement coordination modules as the nominal hours value for each of these modules is zero.
5. The Department will use the work placement coordination modules reported for each pre-trainee to monitor RTO efforts in establishing and monitoring on-the-job work placements.
6. The work placement coordination modules do not represent the amount of workplace experience a student must undertake.
7. The work placement coordination modules are non-assessable and do not specify skill and knowledge requirements.
8. Work placement coordination modules should only be reported as outcome “Non-assessable - satisfactorily completed” (NA for State Training Providers; 4 for private training providers).
9. The work placement coordination modules are to be used for reporting the co-ordination of work practice component and not to be used for any other purpose.
2. The set of work placement coordination modules should be used to indicate that the RTO has undertaken and completed its responsibilities for establishing and monitoring on-the-job work placements for each pre-trainee.
3. RTOs should report pre-trainees in each module as each phase of the work placement is achieved as follows:
- Module 1: when the RTO has completed “coordinating work placement” identified in Rule 2.4, including contacting suitable employer/s and arranging the on-the-job work placement.
- Module 2: when the pre-trainee has commenced the first half of the on the-job work placement with an employer.
- Module 3: when the pre-trainee has commenced the remaining half of the on-the-job work placement with an employer.
- Module 4: when “monitoring work placement” and “evidence of the work placement” identified in Rule 2.4, including the site visit/s, total number of hours of on-the-job work placement and log book with employer sign off have been completed.
4. The pre-trainee does not incur course fees for the work placement coordination modules as the nominal hours value for each of these modules is zero.
5. The Department will use the work placement coordination modules reported for each pre-trainee to monitor RTO efforts in establishing and monitoring on-the-job work placements.
6. The work placement coordination modules do not represent the amount of workplace experience a student must undertake.
7. The work placement coordination modules are non-assessable and do not specify skill and knowledge requirements.
8. Work placement coordination modules should only be reported as outcome “Non-assessable - satisfactorily completed” (NA for State Training Providers; 4 for private training providers).
9. The work placement coordination modules are to be used for reporting the co-ordination of work practice component and not to be used for any other purpose.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.