At Central Regional TAFE, we offer Certificate qualifications to help students like you develop the best foundation to start a career in providing high-quality disability services. With a disability services course, you’ll learn basic industry skills and knowledge, and develop the right skills to provide holistic support services to clients, report and write documentation, follow safe work practices, recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies, and communicate with diverse groups of people.
And if you’re already in the disability service sector, and want to upskill, we’ve got a program for you too. A Certificate IV in Disability trains you to work as a disability support worker within a community organisation, or in a client’s home. You’ll be trained on how to help people with intellectual or physical disability, and using your knowledge, you can help them on their journey to become more self-reliant and independent.Â
Completing this qualification also opens up opportunities for managerial or supervisory positions, and enables you to take on more responsibility in a team setting. You’ll find that you’ll have more opportunities to work with other health professionals and service agencies in order to work towards the best outcomes for your clients.
Disability Services Courses
COVID-19 Direct Care Skill Set
Upskill in infection prevention and control.
There has never been a better time to ensure you have the skills needed to both protect yourself and your clients whilst providing the best care and support possible.Study modes:
Ensure you can provide the best care for your clients.
The COVID-19 pandemic is an evolving situation which has highlighted the importance of preventing infection through strict hygiene practices and by following other health guidelines. In Western Australia, trained and skilled aged care and disability workers are in high demand now and will continue to be as we move into the recovery phase of the pandemic.Â
In this course you will learn about the basis of infection from viruses to bacteria as well as modes of transmission, infection prevention and control — including the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) — and handling contaminated waste. You will gain the skills you need to deliver care and support, utilise infection control measures and safe manual handling techniques.
Certificate IV in Disability
Support others towards independence and empowerment.
Gain the skills you need to really make a difference in people's lives. In this course you'll learn how to support people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence.Delivered at:
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Your passion for helping others can be a rewarding career.Â
A Certificate IV in Disability will prepare you to work as a disability support worker in a client's home or within a community organisation. Learn how to help people with an intellectual or physical disability, by empowering them to become more independent and self-reliant, allowing them to participate in community activities.
People working at this level may be a supervisor or manage the performance of other team members, you can also report to service managers and may liaise with health professionals and other service agencies.Â
Half price fees apply!
Entry into Care Roles Skill Set
Step up and step in to a caring industry.
Provide care, create plans, comply with infection control policies and procedures and ensure the safety of all with this timely skill set.Delivered at:
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Start your career in the community care industry.
In these unprecedented times, industries need workers to manage infection control while in the direct care of others.
There is increased opportunity for new workers to pick up skills in direct care and progress to an entry level role.
In an era of COVID-19 infection control, gain the skills and knowledge required to provide entry level support and basic client care for a range of roles and purposes within the aged care and disability support sectors.Â
Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)
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Provide support and empower people with disabilities.Â
This course will enable you to start your career in disability support. You will gain the skills and knowledge required to provide care and support to people with disabilities enabling them to maintain their independence. You will have the opportunity to find work in a variety of settings including residential, individual support, home care, advocacy, case management and day support.Â
Half price fees apply!
Certificate III in Individual Support (Home and Community)
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Do you have a passion to help others? Â
In this course you will learn how to provide direct care to people who are unable to care for themselves due to ill health or disability. You will gain the skills and knowledge to put your skills into practice within the aged care and home and community care sector.Â
Topics covered include:
- How to empower peopleÂ
- Healthy body systems
- Infection control
- Safe work practicesÂ
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Half price fees apply!
Infection control Skill Set
Skills that will keep people safe.
This skill set has been designed for the healthcare sector; specifically for those working in aged care or disability support to further develop essential skills in keeping themselves and their clients safe.Delivered at:
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Keep yourself and clients safe.
Health and community care workers have gone above and beyond to support and care for those that are most vulnerable in our community, and with this skill set they can continue to confidently provide the best care for clients and keep both them and themselves safe from the risks of infections.
You will learn about following organisational infection prevention and control procedures including implementing standard and transmission-based precautions and responding to infection risks.
As part of this course students will complete:
- Course pre-reading requirements
- 1 day workshop on campus
- Workplace assessment - The lecturer will visit the student at their workplace at an agreed date/time. Â
Provide CPR
Learn to give the gift of life.
The essential skills you'll learn in this course will prepare you for emergency situations in any workplace or environment. Upskill yourself and be prepared for any circumstances where CPR is required.Delivered at:
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Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.Â
This course is suitable for those who may be required to provide CPR in a range of situations including community and workplace settings.Â
Topics covered include:Â
- Recognising and responding to an emergency situationÂ
- Performing CPR as per guidelinesÂ
- How to correctly use an automated external defibrillatorÂ
- Communicating details of incident
Provide First Aid - 1 Day Skill Set
Being first on the scene can save lives.
Do you know what to do in a health emergency? Learn essential first aid skills and prepare yourself for emergencies in any situation, from home to work and beyond.Delivered at:
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Be prepared for an emergency.
Gain the knowledge and practical skills to provide first aid treatment for a wide range of emergencies until the arrival of professional medical help.
This training meets the Level 2 Workplace First Aid standard as determined by WorkSafe (Western Australia).
This course will cover:
- First aid and emergencies
- Legal, workplace and community factors
- Risk management,
- Assess the scene and casualty,
- Maintain hygiene,
- Use manual handling techniques,
- Bleeding, burns, wound and injuries
- Environmental impactÂ
- Poisons
Provide First Aid - 2 Day Skill Set
Being first on the scene can save lives.
Do you know what to do in a health emergency? Learn essential first aid skills and prepare yourself for emergencies in any situation, from home to work and beyond.Delivered at:
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Be prepared for an emergency.
Gain the knowledge and practical skills to provide first aid treatment for a wide range of emergencies until the arrival of professional medical help.
This course is suited to any individual who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations including community and workplace settings.Â
This course will cover:
- First aid and emergencies
- Legal, workplace and community factors
- Risk management,
- Assess the scene and casualty,
- Maintain hygiene,
- Use manual handling techniques,
- Bleeding, burns, wound and injuries
- Environmental impactÂ
- Poisons
Provide First Aid Skill Set
Be ready for almost anything.
These essential first aid skills will prepare you for emergency health situations at home, in the workplace or beyond. Learn about first aid, manual handling, risk management, poisons and more.Delivered at:
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Be prepared for an emergency.
Gain the knowledge and practical skills to provide first aid treatment for a wide range of emergencies until the arrival of professional medical help.
This training meets the Level 2 Workplace First Aid standard as determined by WorkSafe (Western Australia).
This course will cover:
- First aid and emergencies
- Legal, workplace and community factors
- Risk management,
- Assess the scene and casualty,
- Maintain hygiene,
- Use manual handling techniques,
- Bleeding, burns, wound and injuries
- Environmental impactÂ
- Poisons
Provide Individual Support Skill Set
Make a career supporting independence.
In a growing industry that's always in need of workers, get ahead of the workforce competition and gain the essential skills for supporting those that personal care.Study modes:
Your first step to a caring career.
Many individuals require support services to help them live an independent and fulfilling life — including people with physical or intellectual disability, older people, and vulnerable members of the community.
This is highly rewarding work, but employers look for people who are job ready with basic skills and knowledge for entry level roles in one-on-one or group support settings, or for administrative role in a care facility. With the Provide Individual Support skill set, that will be you!Â
You'll learn about following a client's individual care or support plan to meet their personal support needs, how to comply with personal hygiene standards, maintain food safety, contribute to the cleanliness of food handling areas and dispose of food appropriately, prepare for and provide medication assistance and complete medication documentation, supporting a client to self-administer medication, safe work practices for the health and safety of yourself and your clients, and how to recognise potentially hazardous manual tasks and complete those tasks in a safe manner.Â