aged care course for international students

Skills Training College’s range of courses mean that there are plenty of options for further study upon the completion of your course. Ongoing skills development is always available, however, these course are not always offered through us.

When it comes to our aged care courses, we unfortunately do not offer options for further study. Currently we do not offer a course to earn a Certificate IV in Ageing Support.

Yes. If you are an overseas students who is currently studying or about to study in Australia then you are more than welcome to work while you complete our course or a university course, so long as you have the correct student visa credentials.

Your work does not necessarily have to be related to your university or doctoral degree either. For example, students may complete a security training course and go on to work in security while studying medicine or another unrelated discipline at university.

If you are a potential student visa applicant than the best way to ensure that you receive a student visa with the correct credentials is to check with your country’s visa issuing authority when you fill out your visa application form as part of the application process. They will coordinate with the Australian home affairs department to ensure student visa applicants’ temporary visa have the credentials they need.

Obtaining adequate health insurance is one of the mandatory entry requirements for obtaining and maintaining a student visa in Australia. Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is designed to provide medical and hospital insurance coverage to international students during their stay in Australia.

Skills Training College does not offer accommodation for any of out students. Accommodation options are available through most Australian universities, and these must be resolved before you enter Australia.

Our training locations are easily found all over Australia. Once you’ve settled into your university course there’s bound to be one near you so that you don’t have to worry about travelling or finding overnight accommodation while studying with us.

To work in aged care in Australia, a Certificate III in Individual Support is absolutely necessary. Students must complete the course through the aged care elective stream before they can work effectively in the aged care industry.

While one can provide personal care to a family member or loved one in need without an aged care certification, it is not recommended. Without completing a course, care givers will not be able to fully understand what is required of a them, what the safe work practices for aged care are, nor their legal responsibilities as a care giver.

No. While a portion of this course must be completed online in students’ own time, working in aged care requires skills sets which can only be achieved through practical training.

Necessary skills include practical training in how to recognise healthy body systems, infection prevention and control policies, and the ability to assist clients with taking their medication, among others.

Emotionally, aged care work can be challenging. However, for a compassionate and motivated person whose heart is in the right place, the career outcomes can be just as rewarding.

Aged care workers face difficult situations no matter their specialty as they provide direct client care to people facing some of life’s most confronting challenges. Palliative care workers are constantly exposed to death as they make people comfortable at the end of their lives, and provide grief and loss support to both patients and their loved ones. Dementia care services are challenging as require workers to support people with reduced mental capabilities. Any aged care worker may also have to identify and report abuse where they see aged care services not properly enacted.

How easy it is to find work, work placement, or volunteer opportunities depends on where you want to go in your aged care career. Searching online is an easy way to find aged care residences, hospices, retirement villages, and other aged care facilities. Locations such as these often have volunteers in high demand, providing an easy first step into aged care work.

The facility in which you perform your practical placement may allow you to stay on as a volunteer. They may even be one of your potential future employers. If you’re struggling to find aged care work, or a location to perform your work placement’s hours, your trainer may be able to point you in the right direction.

If you’d like to do more than just provide ageing support to people in need, you can expand your specialty by undertaking further study to advance your career. Healthcare requires a diverse range of skill sets, and the best opportunities for further studies include some of the following:

• Disability care. Disability support is an alternative elective stream to aged care for a Certificate III in Individual Support.

• Manual handling. Healthcare offered requires moving patients safely, a skills taught in a manual handling course.

• First aid. First aid provides a wide range of skills, such as CPR, all of which are essential to working in health or community services.

• A blue card. A working with children check is essential to expanding your healthcare career to work with children. Please note this course is not offered through Skills Training College.

• A Certificate IV. The logical next step after a Certificate III level, there are many Certificate IV opportunities each instructing students with different health skills. Currently, Skills Training College does not offer any Certificate IV courses in healthcare.