| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-04-15 | - |
Program Overview
This practical aged care qualification from Victoria University prepares you for a career in Australia's growing ageing support sector. You'll gain the skills to provide care for older individuals and groups in various settings, including community, healthcare, and residential aged care facilities. With this qualification, you may advance to supervisory roles, such as home care assistant, community care worker, or care team leader/supervisor.
Program Outline
Careers:
With this practical aged care qualification from Victoria University, you’ll be ready to join one of Australia’s fastest growing sectors. With an ageing population, there will be many opportunities to grow your career in ageing support. Visit the Jobs and Skills Australia website to see employment growth and average earnings for aged and disabled carers. You’ll have the skills and knowledge to provide care for individuals as well as groups of older people. You could find employment working in a range of community, healthcare and residential aged care facilities. With this qualification, you may be promoted to supervise a limited number of other workers. Potential job titles include:
- home care assistant
- community care worker
- personal care attendant
- residential care worker
- care team leader/supervisor.
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond. Victoria University aims to continue creating positive outcomes for education, industry and our community into the future.
Services
Housing services
Victoria University is pleased to offer guaranteed accommodation to new and continuing full-time domestic and international students. This offer is in partnership with UniLodge, our accommodation provider.
UniLodge Victoria University offers modern purpose-built student accommodation apartments in Footscray with excellent facilities and a community environment – all within a short walking distance to classes!
Library services
Our online resources are available 24 hours a day from wherever you are. You can also visit any of our seven campus libraries for help with your information needs, access to a PC or a quiet place to study.
Student Life
Campus life
Victoria University has campuses across Melbourne's CBD and western suburbs. International students can also choose to study at VU Sydney, VU India or partner institutions overseas.
Our flagship campus is located in Footscray - study with us in Melbourne's western cultural and creative epicentre.
- City Flinders
- City Flinders Lane
- City King
- City Queen
- Footscray Nicholson
- Footscray Park
- St Albans
- Sunshine
- Werribee
- VU at MetroWest (Footscray)
- VU Sydney
Sports facilities
There are plenty of options for staff and students wanting to join a sporting club and play in local competitions.
Joining a Victoria University sport club helps keep you fit while doing something you love. You will also get to meet new people and maybe do some travelling too.
Student clubs
VU organises a range of activities on- and off-campus, including:
- Orientation Parties
- Annual Ball
- Mental Health training (subsidised)
- Be a Better Human Festival
- De-stress Festival
- Queernival
Entry Requirements:
Standard Applicants:
- Complete Pre-training Review (PTR)
- Complete Literacy and numeracy (LN) assessment
Part-time Evening Applicants:
- Complete CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing or the Ageing, Home and Community specialisations)
- Complete Pre-training Review (PTR)
- Complete Literacy and numeracy (LN) assessment
Practical placement requirements:
- Current and satisfactory Police Record Check
- Working with Children Check
- Evidence of Influenza Immunisation
- Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination
