Course Title: Provide home and community support services

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3319 Certificate III in Individual Support

Course Title: Provide home and community support services

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS6080C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

Term2 2017,
Term1 2018

Course Contact: Renee Costa

Course Contact Phone: 9925 0886

Course Contact Email: renee.costa@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

In this unit you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to work in both a home support environment and community settings with individuals, family members, staff, visitors, suppliers and others to meet established work requirements

The skills gained in this unit will apply to workers in a community services context. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and is carried out under regular direct or indirect supervision.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCHCS001 Provide home and community support services

Elements:

1. Determine requirements of individual plan

 

2. Establish relationship in the home

 

3. Operate respectfullyin the home

 

4. Complete reportingand documentation

 


Learning Outcomes

 On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

         


This unit of competency is delivered and assessed with the unit of competency Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)

There will be three forms of assessment and they will include a research task, questions and answers in relation to the unit of competency and practical assessment either in a simulated or workplace environment.

The assessment tasks are as follows:

Task 1: Questions and answers

Task 2: Research questions

Task 3: Observation in either a simulated or workplace environment



If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teacher 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=c15i3ciaq8ca