Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C3401 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing)
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:
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This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;
• CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people • CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethicallyTerms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term2 2021 |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2022 |
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 2019 (XXXX) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2020 (BEN2), VE 2020 (WFV0), VE 2020 (XXX6) |
OHTH5920C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
VE 2021 (XXXX) |
Course Contact: Clare McGlone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 7929
Course Contact Email: clare.mcglone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit 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 unit 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.
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 this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessments will include a combination of tasks including knowledge questions and case study analysis.