Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4365 Certificate IV in Disability

Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 25

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.  

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.  

 

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.  

 

This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with Manage legal and ethical compliance (CHCLEG003).


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

Term1 2016,
Term1 2017

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2020

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2022,
Term1 2023

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

VE 2018 (FSSI),

VE 2018 (FSS2)

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

VE 2019 (SJO1),

VE 2019 (FSS4)

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

VE 2020 (SJO2)

OHTH5920C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

VE 2021 (SJG3),

VE 2021 (POS1)

Course Contact: Clare McGlone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929

Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.

This course applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.

This course is delivered and assessed with:

CHCLEG003 - Manage legal and ethical compliance

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Elements:

1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care

2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling

3. Follow safe work practices for infection control

4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace

5. Reflect on own safe work practices


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. By applying this knowledge and these skills, you will maintain your own safety and that of others in your work environments.


Overview of Assessment

 

This course is assessed with CHCLEG003 Manage legal and ethical compliance.  

There will be three forms of assessment including knowledge quizzes, simulated assessments and practical assessments undertaken in the work place.

Students are given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator.