Disability Support Courses Cairns
Courses For Disability Care in Cairns
breakthru College offers disability courses to enhance your skills and apply them in high-demand settings. Our disability care courses are customised, self-paced, and nationally accredited, enabling career growth and positive impact on those in need.
At breakthru College, our fully accredited disability courses are wholly responsive to industry needs and are available both online and face-to-face to meet today’s changing landscape.
Study Disability Support in Cairns with breakthru College
Skilled, empathetic professionals in the disability sector are valued by employers and admired in the community for their caring contributions.
In-person or online disability support courses equip you with the necessary skills to aid someone with a disability. Your selected qualification may cover advanced care and support methods for effectively assisting disabled clients. Career opportunities your qualification could open up are:
- Disability team leader
- Support assistant
- Behaviour support worker
- Day support disability
- Senior disability worker
- Disability service officer
- Residential care assistant
- NDIS worker
- NDIS disability support worker
- Behavioural support officer
- Support officer
- Disability team leader
- Support assistant
- Behaviour support worker
- Day support disability
- Senior disability worker
- Disability service officer
- Residential care assistant
- NDIS worker
- NDIS disability support worker
- Behavioural support officer
- Support officer
Our Disability Courses
Certificate III in Individual Support
A Certificate III in Individual Support enables you to start a fulfilling career in the community services, disability, or aged care industry.
This nationally recognised qualification takes six to 12 months depending on the mode of delivery, which can be through classroom or online learning. There are 13 total units and there is a mandatory work placement requirement of 120 hours.
Entry requirements include a National Police Certificate, a Working With Children Check, a vaccination record check, and a Code of Conduct check.
Course Locations
Brisbane South (Cert 3 in Individual Support)
Sunshine Coast (Cert 3 in Individual Support)
Newcastle (Cert 3 in Individual Support)
Online
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Certificate IV in Disability
A Certificate IV in Disability aims to give you the skills to take a person-centred approach to empower people with disabilities and help them to achieve greater levels of independence.
The Certificate IV in Disability takes six to 12 months to complete depending on the mode of delivery, either via classroom or online, and contains 14 units in total. This certificate also requires students to complete 120 hours of mandatory work placement.
Entry requirements include a National Police Certificate, a Working With Children Check, a vaccination record check, and a Code of Conduct check.
If six to 12 months isn’t feasible for you, one of our short courses may be what you’re looking for. These give you the opportunity to upskill and get a taste of a full qualification before you commit to it, which makes them a great option for school leavers or those considering a career change.
We offer a broad range of accredited short courses such as those in Individual Support – Disability Support and Mental Health.
Disability in Australia
In numerous cases, people with disabilities depend on untrained family or friends for support, who usually volunteer their services and face burnout. Approximately 10.8% of Australians, or 2.65 million individuals, function as carers. While praiseworthy, this arrangement can be unsustainable and may not meet specific needs.
Hence, the escalating demand for support workers makes constant skills development vital. Job trends highlight the increasing relevance of disability support worker training centres, which can yield fantastic career results for those sincerely invested in the area.
Your Disability Courses Questions Answered
How long is a disability course in Australia?
How much does it cost to study disability in Australia?
To find out more about the costs of courses for disability care, contact breakthru College for course fees.
What is the difference between Certificate III in Individual Support and Certificate IV in Disability?
When it comes to course content, a Certificate III in Individual Support reflects the role of workers in the community or in a residential setting and is concerned with established person centred behaviour, and a Certificate IV in Disability is focused more around empowering people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence.
Do the courses include practical experience in disability support?
What education pathways can these courses be included in?
Students who complete Certificate IV in Disability may choose to continue their education with a Diploma of Community Services.
Completing one of these courses allows you to further study for a diploma or bachelor-level qualification.
Can I get recognition of prior learning (RPL)?
Is disability support a good career path?
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