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Work alongside Registered and Enrolled Nurses as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN) after completing this course

The Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Acute Care) will give you the essential clinical knowledge and skills needed for employment in the health industry. As a graduate you will have the opportunity to work in a variety of public or private health care environments including acute care hospitals, aged care facilities and community settings.

During the course you will be involved in classroom activities and online learning including medical terminology, basic anatomy and physiology, and experience our simulated practice where care is delivered to manikins. You will also be required to undertake 80 hours of clinical work placement. The Department of Health requirements for acute care settings are met with the units covered in this course.

Gain these skills:

• interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
• organise personal work priorities and development
• work with diverse people
• recognise healthy body systems
• comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
• work place health and safety

Mandatory vaccination requirements

The Commonwealth Department of Health and the Western Australian Department of Health have advised that it will be mandatory for residential aged care workers to have a COVID-19 vaccination from 17 September 2021, this includes students undertaking work placements. 

Are you looking for a career among the trees?

If you are passionate about the environment and sustainable practices, launch your horticulture career by completing this entry-level qualification. Horticulture is one of the fastest growing industries in Australia with the sector playing an important role in delivering economic, social and environmental value. This qualification will allow you to work in a gardening, nursery and landscaping setting. You'll gain the basic skills and knowledge required to work in the horticultural industry as well as WHS.

Gain these skills

• plant identification and care
• improving soil conditions
• operating machinery and equipment
• propagating
• pruning and fertilising
• maintaining gardens and nurseries, and
• workplace safety and health.

Develop your supervisory skills for the horticulture industry

This qualification will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to coordinate and supervise operations in your chosen field of horticulture. You can choose to learn skills from a range of subjects that enable you to cost and supervise projects, develop and implement programs and provide training. You can also choose subjects that will further develop your technical expertise in horticulture.

Gain these skills:

• cost a project
• implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systems
• schedule irrigations
• identify plant specimens
• recommend plants and cultural practices
• perform specialist amenity pruning
• design plant displays
• plan a plant establishment program
• control weeds
• sample soils and interpret results
• produce complex desktop published documents

Ready to lead the way?

The Certificate II in Leadership is designed to further develop and enhance a person's leadership skills.

A major component of the Leadership Course is active participation in a team or community based project. Participants are required to work in a team to undertake a practical project which benefits not only the team or community, but also contributes to their own skill development and achievement.

Gain these skills:

• self confidence
• ability to work collaboratively
• plan and participate in team meetings
• communicate effectively
• identify rights and responsibilities of others

The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to perform the following tasks associated with entry-level workforce participation, in a range of trade-related industries:

• Safe operations within the workplace
• Communication in the workplace
• Planning and organisational requirements
• Trade related duties within any of the trade-related industries
• General maintenance within a variety of settings
• Communicate with trades persons