Participation in an aged care specific training course could be the start of a new fulfilling career for you. 
Our trainers are industry qualified and lead trainees through informative, fun and practical training developed to enable an understanding of the issues experienced by people who are ageing and/or have a disability.
Our modern facilities are purpose built and we have a dedicated fully equipped practical room to ensure that trainees have plenty of ‘hands-on’ practical experience before entering the workplace.
Practical Room
We are a Registered Training Organisation and deliver nationally recognised qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Training Framework. We have specialised in aged care training since 2002 and our trainees have enjoyed excellent employment prospects as a result of participating in our courses. We balance our course workload with work/family commitments.
We also provide excellent one-on-one support. So, if you want to make a difference in the lives of people in the community come and train with us.
We at The Pursuits Group are passionate about working with people from different cultures and we are developing best practice vocational training for CALD students and are seeking to be recognised within the Aged Care Industry as a leader of training students from a CALD background.
There are currently a number of State and Federal Government funding initiatives available which, if you are eligible, means that the course cost is paid for – free training in other words!
Certificate III in Aged Care (CHC30208)
Courses commencing monthly in Kingsley and Midland
The Certificate III in Aged Care will prepare you for work as an aged care support worker in either a residential aged care facility or in a community care setting. It is the standard entry qualification for workers in the aged care sector and will introduce you to all aspects of a support worker’s role including personal care, well-being and assistance with daily activities.
We start a new Certificate III course every month. The course consists of 14 units (10 Compulsory and four Electives). The classroom component is conducted over eight weeks with assignments to complete in your own time at your own pace.
Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a certificate that is nationally recognised within Australia. As part of the course you will also acquire an Apply First Aid Certificate (unit HLTFA301C).
Work Experience Placement
As part of our Certificate III in Aged Care course, we require students to undertake a two week work experience placement. The placement is designed to help students better understand what they have learned by putting it into practice in the workplace.
We are one of the few RTOs that actually find the placement for you. So rather than having to spend every spare minute filling out resumes on job sites or walking around with your resume, we have our staff do the work for you. We are pleased to say that 75% of our students are offered employment directly as a result of their Work Experience placement.
So if you are interested, please download and complete the Certificate III in Aged Care course Information Pack and return it to The Pursuits Group.
Course for Underpinning Skills in Industry Qualifications (USIQ)
Build Skills and Confidence for work in the Aged Care Field
Are you:
- refugees or recent migrants with
a non-English speaking background - a second language or second
dialect speakers - someone who has no recent history
of education or work - a person that feels that their educational achievement level is low
but are interested in pursuing a career in the Aged Care Industry. Then the Course for Underpinning Skills in Industry Qualifications (USIQ) will improve their chances to obtain work in the Aged Care sector following completion of theirCertificate III in Aged Care.
USIQ is an exciting, government funded initiative from the
Department of Training and Workforce Development which enables The Pursuits Group (TPG) to provide additional time and specialised training for participants who are currently studying or want to undertake their Certificate III in Aged Care with TPG but who feel that they may require additional support to achieve the qualification.
As the name suggests, this course is designed to help underpin
the skills and knowledge that they will learn on a Vocational Course.
TPG has developed a course using five USIQ modules and is designed
to complement TPG’s Certificate III in Aged Care course and is provided at no additional cost for participants who enrol in the Certificate III in Aged Care.
The aim of this course is to assist eligible candidates by further
developing and consolidating their social, communication, cultural, and
problem-solving skills which will be required to grow competence in the
workplace.
The course runs over 14 full days, across a 10 week period, with
the first three day sessions focussing on introducing interested people to the unique nature of the Aged Care Industry. It then runs for one day per week and provides context and background knowledge of the vocational course session being delivered that week. The final section of the course is designed to further reinforce and consolidate all the learning from the USIQ and VET courses as well as knowledge and experience gained from the workplace participation.
The course is intended to be very interactive with a range of scenarios, role-plays and activities undertaken to help develop the fore mentioned skills. The activities are generally developed to reflect aspects of the Aged Care industry.
The course will be starting on the second of April at our Kingsley office.
Certificate IV in Aged Care (CHC40108)
The Certificate IV in Aged Care is aimed at people already employed in the aged care industry who are seeking to further their career. It is designed to develop your existing knowledge and skills in delivering the best service to your clients as well as to make you an attractive prospect for a more senior/supervisory role.
So if you are interested, please download and complete the Certificate IV in Aged Care course Information Pack and return it to The Pursuits Group.
To work in the aged care industry, training participants must hold a current Police Clearance.
Apply First Aid Certificate (unit HLTFA301C)
(the old Senior First Aid)
This short course develops the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance. Whilst it is included as part of the Certificate III in Aged Care it is also available as a stand-alone unit of competency.
Please feel free to download an information sheet about it.
We also provide the following competency training:
- Assist clients with medication (CHCCS 305A)*
- support for people living with dementia (CHCAC 319A)*
- safety procedures for direct care work (CHSOHS 312A)*
- Deliver care services using a palliative approach (CHCPA301B)*
*To receive a Certificate of Attainment for the above units of competency the participants need to complete the required formal assessments. However, those units can be delivered as refresher training (without formal assessments) and candidates will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.
In addition to the above we also offer short course training in:
- Manual Handling
- Infection Control
- Dysphagia and Peg Feeding