About Smart Nation Education

During the course, you will gain comprehensive knowledge and skills for providing physical, social, and emotional support to the elderly. Additionally, you will develop the ability to collaborate effectively within a team, including with other professionals like nurses and healthcare workers.

The course prioritises COVID-safe infection control training, ensuring your understanding of necessary precautions. Access to all learning and support materials will be provided through our user-friendly online learning management system. To further enhance your practical skills, you will have the opportunity to complete a four-week work placement with one of our esteemed industry partners.

With an ageing population, there is high demand for qualified aged care workers. Many of our students are offered work on completion of their placement.

This qualification comprises units that will help you prepare for a career in disability support. The training you’ll receive from this course will help you carry out duties as a disability care worker, preparing you for different and complex work scenarios. The units also allow you to develop transferable skills that may be useful as you progress throughout your career.

If you would like to work in supervisory role in the ageing sector, a Certificate IV in Ageing Support prepares you with the skills and knowledge to provide quality service delivery through the development, facilitation and review of individualised service delivery.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide self-directed recovery oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work involves implementing community based programs and activities focusing on mental health, mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work is undertaken in a range of community contexts such as community based non-government organisations; home based outreach; centre-based programs; respite care; residential services, rehabilitation programs; clinical settings; or supporting people in employment. Work is carried out autonomously under the broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals.

This qualification will provide you with advanced skills and knowledge to work effectively in the community services industry.

If you would like to work in leisure and health in the ageing or disability sectors, this qualification prepares you to participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of leisure, health activities and programs.

This qualification reflects the role of workers participating in the design, implementation and evaluation of leisure, health activities and programs for clients in one or more sector areas. Workers may be in residential facilities and/or in community agencies and day centres, completing specialised tasks and functions in relation to leisure and health. While workers are responsible for their own outputs, work is carried out under direct or indirect supervision within defined organisation guidelines.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

Develop basic life support skills to respond to an emergency. Learn how to provide life support‚ basic first aid and manage a casualty, adult or child of any age, until medical assistance arrives.

Teaching special techniques for children and infants this course is ideal for all parents who want to be prepared with the skills and confidence to respond in the case of an emergency. The unit was developed in line with Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. This unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

The HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting course has been approved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and is a favourite among childcare and education workers and anyone regularly around children and infants. It can also contribute towards first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training requirements under the Education and Care Services National Law and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).

Describes the skills and knowledge required to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and responding to infection risks. This unit applies to individuals working in health and direct client care contexts.

This qualification reflects the role of workers in a range of community settings and clients’ homes, who provide training and support in a manner that empowers people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing.

Workers promote a person-centred approach, work without direct supervision and may be required to supervise and/or coordinate a small team

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise potentially hazardous manual tasks, and then to prepare for and complete those tasks in a safe manner. This unit applies to all workers involved in manual handling tasks.

Manual Handling can be completed at your workplace using your equipment and processes OR on campus, where we will simulate standard working conditions and scenarios. All participants must perform manual handling tasks including problem situations, so that we can correct postures and assess their safe handling skills. Just because we have fun, does not mean we aren’t serious about safe and respectful handling of people.

This skill set reflects the skill requirements to assist with the administration and monitoring of medications.These units provide credit towards a range of qualifications in the CHC Community Services Training Package and HLT Health Training

This skill set has been endorsed by industry as suitable for individuals who hold a qualification at Certificate IV level or higher in an area involving provision of direct client care or support.

This skillset is designed for workers supporting people with disability who require positive behaviour support.Achievement of these units provides credit towards a range of qualifications in the CHC Community Services Training Package. These units of competency provide a set of skills for work in supporting people with disability with behaviours of concern.

This Skill Set is best suited to experienced support workers looking to build on the skills acquired from their work role or looking to formalise those skills. The course provides the additional skills and knowledge you need to enter supervisory roles, and also to provide care to people with more complex requirements. is best suited to experienced support workers looking to build on the skills acquired from their work role or looking to formalise those skills. The course provides the additional skills and knowledge you need to enter supervisory roles, and also to provide care to people with more complex requirements.

Are you working in a care or support role in the community services sector and wish to develop skills in supporting people requiring palliative care? This skill set provides training in grief and loss support and delivering care services using a palliative approach.

These competencies from CHC Community Services Training Package meet industry requirements for work in supporting people who require palliative care. They also provide credit towards a range of qualifications in the CHC Community Services Training Package at Certificate III and Certificate IV level.

This skill set is for experienced professionals in the industry who are eager to develop their skills in the self-management of chronic disease.

This skill set has been endorsed by industry as suitable for individuals who hold a qualification at Certificate III level or higher in an area involving provision of direct client care or support.It is designed forpeople working in various care and support roles in the community services industry who wish to develop skills in supporting people with their self management of chronic disease. The units it contains meet industry requirements for work with clients to provide support for their self management of chronic disease.

This training applies to individuals who are looking to gain employment or gain skills for a role within the care sector.

The training reflects the role of workers in the community and/or residential setting who follow an individualised plan to provide person- centred support to people why may require support due to disability.

This skill set reflects the skill requirements for providing person-centred support to people with disability in various settings.

Upon completion of the CHCSS00130 – Individual Support – Disability, learners may be eligible to work in a range of roles in the disability support sector, including as disability support workers, personal care assistants, or community access workers.

HCSS00129 Individual Support – Ageing Skill Set is for people working in various care and support roles in the community services industry who wish to develop the skills necessary to provide person-centred support to older people.

You will gain the skills and knowledge needed to respond to the goals and aspirations of older people and provide support services in a manner that focuses on improving health outcomes and quality of life using a person-centred approach.

You will learn how to determine and respond to an individual’s physical personal support needs and to support activities of daily living.

The Skill Set will describe the skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia, including following and contributing to an established individual plan.

A comprehensive program designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide compassionate and effective care for those affected by dementia. In this course, we will delve into various aspects of dementia, exploring its impact on individuals and their families. Participants will gain insights into best practices for promoting well-being, fostering meaningful connections, and implementing support strategies that enhance the quality of life for individuals living with dementia.

This skill set reflects the skill requirements to provide support a person to self-administer medication. This skill set has been endorsed by industry as suitable for individuals who hold a qualification at Certificate III level or higher in an area involving provision of direct client care or support.

This skill set is for people working in various care and support roles in the community services industry who wish to develop skills in supporting people to self-administer medication.