The Worksmart Aussie Job in Aged Care is your fast track to starting a fulfilling career in the aged care sector. This practical, hands-on program provides essential skills, certifications, and real-world experience to prepare you for individual support roles in Australia.

You’ll complete core training in:

• First Aid & CPR 
• Manual Handling 
• Infection Control 
• Safe Food Handling
• Worksmart Career Development

A 1-Day Work Placement is included, giving you valuable experience in a real aged care setting. Courses 1–4 can be credited toward a Certificate III in Individual Support (CHC33021), making this program the perfect first step towards a recognised qualification and a rewarding career helping others.

The duration of this program is 2 weeks.

• 1 week of training (in-class attendance 3 days per week, plus assessments and other work to be completed outside of class)
• 1 weeks’ workplace experience (includes time for applying and interviewing for jobs; time spent in actual workplace may vary, minimum one week)

There are no entry requirements for the qualification, however, you must have: 

• USI (Unique Student Identifier) number 
• A valid and current email address
• Completed a LLN assessment (Language, Literacy & Numeracy test) 
• Have access to a reliable PC, laptop or tablet computer
• Access to a reliable internet connection and word processing software such as Microsoft Office suite.