Essential Skills Course Information
Fee Free Government Funded Study Options
Headstart are partnering with Essential Skills to educate and equip all staff for their jobs. This not only helps you with your work now but means you can invest in yourself for the future.
Essential Skills specialise in providing training and assessment in Aged, Disability and Community Services. The goal is to support the industry through a skilled workforce that is equipped with the knowledge and passion to provide a quality experience for their clients.
Fee FREE Funding is available until the end of December 2023. The Government may or may not be extend this current deadline so now is the time to take advantage. Eligibility requirement is basically that a student holds a green medicare card, please see the course brochure for further info.
All full qualfications excluding the CIV in End of Life Doula Services are currently being offered Fee FREE to eligible candidates and you just need to ensure they are enrolled prior to the cut off at the end of December.
“Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to invest in yourself!”
Available courses:
▪ HLTHPS006 Assist clients with medication
Nationally Recognised Accredited Qualifications:
▪ BSB40520 Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
▪ BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management
▪ CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services
▪ CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support
▪ CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services
▪ CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support
▪ CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support
▪ CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health
▪ CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services
Nationally Recognised Accredited Courses/Units:
▪ 10735NAT Course in Disability First Aid
▪ 10966NAT Certificate IV in End of Life Doula Services
▪ HLTAID011 Provide first aid
▪ HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (refresher)
Non-accredited Short Courses/Units:
▪ Mental Health First Aid
▪ Clinical Skills for Care Workers
▪ Epilepsy and Midazolam with Competency Assessment
▪ Complex Care Needs in Disability
▪ Various Online Short Courses incl: Asthma Management, Basic Wound Care, Catheter Care and many more.
Interested?
Contact Paula Coleman at Essential Skills on 4961 0016 or email Paula with your name, email address and mobile number (and mention that you work for Headstart). Paula will send you the relevant course links to register.
The CIV in Disability Support does now have an entry requirement *must already have completed one of the following CHC33021, CHC33015 - Cert III in Individual Support – Disability stream. (or CHC30408 Cert III in Disability plus the CHCSS00125 Entry into Cert IV in Disability Support Skill Set).
Upcoming groups:
• CHC33021 Cert III in Individual Support – Disability stream – 23rd November
• CHC43121 Cert IV in Disability Support – 16th November
• CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services – just commenced 10th October – and can still be joined but don’t delay.
Any of the qualifications can be completed via distance except CHC33015 Cert III in Individual Support, which is only offered as face to face unless your location means you can only attend via Microsoft Teams then Essential Skills can discuss study access options.
Alternatively you can contact Olga Ford, Headstart’s Learning & Development Lead for further assistance or for more details on how your Headstart role may be affected.
