CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support

Students complete learning and assessment activities for 15 units of competency. Depending on the selected pathway, study may include online learning, workplace-based training, vocational placement, trainer support and practical assessment activities.

Traineeship students must be employed as a trainee and have a formal training contract in place. General training students enrol directly and complete vocational placement requirements as part of the qualification.

Horizon2 will confirm the most suitable pathway, funding option and elective selection before enrolment.

Course duration may vary depending on the delivery pathway, study mode, assessment progress, workplace requirements and funding arrangement.

Traineeship timeframes may also depend on the training contract and employer arrangements.

There are no formal entry requirements listed for CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support. However, students must be able to meet the learning, assessment, workplace and vocational placement requirements of the qualification.

Students may also need suitable language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills to complete online learning, workplace documentation and assessment tasks.

Additional requirements may apply for traineeships, funded places, workplace access, vocational placement and industry checks.

This qualification includes a minimum of 120 hours of vocational placement or workplace-based training.

General training students may need to complete vocational placement in an approved care or support environment.

Traineeship students may complete practical requirements within their workplace, where the workplace is suitable and assessment requirements can be met.

Students may be required to obtain or provide evidence of relevant checks before commencing placement or workplace activities.

Career Start General Training

Career Start General Training may be available for eligible students enrolling in CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support outside of a traineeship arrangement.

Student contribution fees for the General Training pathway are calculated per unit of competency.

• Concession: $2.50 per unit of competency
• Non-Concession: $4.00 per unit of competency

As this qualification contains 15 units of competency, the indicative Career Start General Training fees are:

• Concession Funded Fee: $37.50
• Non-Concession Funded Fee: $60.00

Career Start Traineeship

Career Start traineeship funding may be available for eligible employed trainees undertaking approved CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support pathways, including Ageing and Disability.

Student contribution fees for the traineeship pathway are calculated at $1.60 per nominal hour for each unit completed.

Based on Horizon2's standard CHC33021 unit selection, the qualification currently totals 895 nominal hours.

• Standard Student Contribution Fee: $1,432.00
• Indicative Partial Fee Exemption Fee: $572.80
• Fee Free Training for Eligible Under-25 Trainees: $0.00

Students who meet Queensland Government partial fee exemption requirements may only be required to pay 40% of the standard student contribution fee. This may apply to eligible concession card holders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and other categories specified by the Queensland Government.

Fee free training may be available for eligible trainees under 25 through the Queensland Government's Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s program.

Please note that traineeship fees are subject to the units and electives selected. The standard unit selection delivered by Horizon2 currently totals 895 nominal hours; however, final fees may vary depending on the approved training plan, pathway and elective selection.

Full Fee (Unfunded)

Students who are not eligible for Queensland Government funding may enrol as a full fee-paying student.

• Full Fee: $2,990.00

Important Funding Notes

Funding availability depends on student eligibility, employment or traineeship status, approved delivery pathway, qualification-specific requirements and current Queensland Government funding rules.

Some qualifications or funded pathways may have additional eligibility requirements. These are outlined in the Queensland Subsidised Training List (QSTL) .

Horizon2 will confirm your eligibility, pathway, fees and funding availability before enrolment.

Employment outcomes may vary depending on the selected pathway, elective units, workplace context, local job market and employer requirements.

• Personal Care Worker
• Disability Support Worker
• Aged Care Worker
• Home Care Worker
• Individual Support Worker

As students may be working with vulnerable people, police checks, NDIS worker screening, working with children checks or other workplace checks may be required.

If you have a previous conviction, please discuss this with our course team before enrolment so we can help identify whether it may affect placement, workplace training or employment outcomes.