Top Up Skills Course For Residential Care Workers
Top Up Skills Course For Residential Care Workers
Delivery Mode: Online learning with live webinars as well as self-directed learning.
Assessment Mode: Online theory questions and the completion of practical of tasks in a workplace, under supervision.
Course Outline
The residential care workforce holds a diverse range of qualifications that are relevant to working with vulnerable children and young people.
As part of the Residential Care Workers Vocational Education and Training Initiative, a top up skills course is being delivered for workers who hold a recognised relevant qualification.
The provision of a top up skills course, which covers trauma, working in residential care and managing behaviour, ensures a baseline of core skills and knowledge for all residential care workers across Victoria.
Overview
Delivery Mode: Online with scheduled live webinars
Assessment Mode: Online theory questions and practical tasks performed under supervision, undertaken in a suitable workplace
Duration: 5 weeks (2 online classes per week) + 12 weeks to allow the completion of your practical assessment tasks in the workplace
Course Details
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Workplace Requirements
You must have a suitable workplace that will allow you to undertake the tasks prescribed in this course.
That workplace must have a supervisor that is suitably experiences and qualified to supervise you when you perform these tasks.
You can discuss this with your trainer at the initial consultation
Under no circumstances are students to be doing tasks in the workplace unsupervised.
Academic Requirements:
This Top Up skills course is being delivered for workers who hold a recognised relevant qualification as listed by DHHS. Click here for more information.
Admission Requirements:
There are no barriers to entry based on age (other than post school students over 16), gender, social or educational background. Students need to be able bodied and have the physical capacity to undertake the practical application of the program.
Students should have foundation skills at the ACSF levels listed below. This is tested during our Pre-training review. Each student is required to complete the Language, Literacy & Numeracy assessment to determine what level they are currently working at & if they are suitable to proceed with this qualification. Where students do not have skills, they may be provided with additional support to develop their literacy and numeracy skills to this level if appropriate, or alternatively they will be provided information on other more appropriate courses.
USI Requirements:
Learners are required to comply with Evidence of enrolments at the time of enrolment at time of enrolment with ONCALL Training College. Students are required to provide appropriate forms of IDs to confirm their eligibility to enroll in this course. Students are required to apply for a unique student identification (USI) number while their study period in Australia and this information will be handed to the students at the time of orientation.
IT Requirements:
This qualification requires a basic understanding and use of computers and the internet. All students must have access to a computer as resources and assessment tasks must be completed online. Good internet connection is required and access to a camera and microphone. Support will be provided as required to develop the students’ skills.
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Part of the application process, your trainer will need to interview you to determine your suitability and to verify the workplace where you will do your practical tasks. Once you register for the course arrangements are then made for the phone interview.
Recognition of Prior Learning is available.
Steps:
Read the Entry Requirements
Self determine that you meet the Entry Requirements
Register online, having the required supporting documents ready (ID documents and USI number)
Trainer will contact you to arrange for an initial consultation to determine eligibility
Students advises workplace and supervisor at initial consultation and Trainer confirms
Pay Fees or apply for Payment Plan
Trainer commences training with orientation
Online webinars conclude after five (5) weeks
Student completes the required tasks in the workplace with Third Party reports being signed off by the Supervisor
Statement of Attainment is issued for the four Units of Competency for the course.
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How Do I Learn?
24/7 access to your learning resources on Moodle
10 online live webinars
2 webinars per week
Wednesdays and Thursdays for 5 weeks
Each webinar is from 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Assessment:
Online theory questions
Third party observations by a suitably experienced and qualified supervisor in a suitable workplace that provides sufficient scope for you to undertake a range of tasks. Your preliminary meeting with your trainer before you enrol is to confirm these requirements
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TRAUMA INFORMED CARE UNITS
CHCMHS007 – Work effectively in trauma informed care
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to practice and contribute to the continuous improvement of trauma informed care within a service.
CHCPRT034 – Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to recognise indicators of trauma in children and young people of different ages and at different stages, and to identify their needs and those of their families and carers.
RESIDENTIAL SPECIALITY UNITS
CHCPRT033 – Provide support to children and youth in out-of-home care
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide for the care and support of children and young people in residential care and assist their transition from primary or residential care.
CHCCCS009 – Facilitate responsible behaviour
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor individuals, respond to behaviours of concern, deal with conflict and support responsibility for behaviour management and change.
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Course Structure:
5 weeks for online learning with two (2) webinars per week
Maximum of 12 weeks (3 months) to allows sufficient time to complete the assessment tasks in a workplace, under supervision. Third Party Reports must be submitted to your trainer before the expiry of the 12 weeks as it may incur additional fees
Minimum qualification for residential care
From 1 January 2018 all residential care workers providing direct care in a residential care home funded or delivered by the Department of Health and Human Services (the department) are required to hold, or be undertaking, either:
Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and out of home care), including a mandatory trauma unit of competency; or
a recognised relevant qualification, plus completion of a short top up skills course.
The minimum qualification requirement sets a benchmark to ensure all residential care workers have a common level of residential care specific skills and knowledge.
The minimum qualification applies to all workers (full time, part time or casual) who provide direct care to children and young people in residential care.
The provision of a short top up skills course for workers with a recognised relevant qualification, which covers trauma, working in residential care, and managing behaviour, ensures a baseline of core skills and knowledge for all residential care workers statewide.
Further details of the specific requirements are provided under Minimum Qualification Requirements
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This course consists of National Units of Competency and is Government accredited.
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Further training pathways from this qualification include, but are not limited to:
Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention
Diploma of Child, Youth and Family Intervention
Diploma of Youth Justice
University-level study, including Bachelors and Post Graduate Programs.
Further information on pathways can be found here.
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The following employment pathways are available to students who compete this course:
Family Support Worker
Relationship Educator
Residential Care Worker
Residential Care Worker (Child Protection)
Note: Information provided as a guide only. Chart developed by the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service.
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Top Up Skills Course for Residential Care Workers is a Fee For Service course which means it is not subsidised and is full price.
Payment Plans must be approved by management
Payment Plans can only be done through a credit or debit card. There is NO option for Direct Debit
The maximum payment plan offered is six (6) equal payments of $200, totaling $1,200.
All fees must be paid before the end of the 10 webinars
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Top Up Skills Course for Residential Care Workers is a Fee For Service course which means it is not subsidised and is full price.
All fees must be paid before the end of the 10 webinars
Additional Administration Fee of $300 is payable should submission of assessments fall outside the maximum of 17 weeks
Fees
Full Course Fees:
Fee Type: Full Fee
Student Fee: $1,200
Fees for this course can be paid in weekly $200 installments.
Please note: All course dates are subject to change dependent on student numbers
Accreditation
RTO ID: 45098
This training course is a Nationally Recognised Certificate and meets AQF standards.