Work Placement Helpful Tips | Intercare Training

Overview

InterCare Training aim to assist all students to make the most of their course. Below are our full qualifications;

CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability)
CHC43015 – Certificate IV in Ageing Support
CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support
CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health

All of our full qualifications have work placement included! This gives you the opportunity to work in a real environment and get the experience you need to begin in the workforce.

Work Placement Allocations:

Student placement will be organised on behalf of the Student by InterCare Training. The Student will be allocated placement within 1-hour radius of the course location (public transport is not taken into consideration within this timing). Student placement is non negotiable and must be completed within a 3 week period Monday to Friday. No weekend work is required.

First Aid

The student must hold a current valid Level II in First Aid to commence their work placement.

Issuing of Certificates

We will issue certificates within 30 days once a student has handed in all units/modules, completed their 3 week work placement, completed the Level II First Aid and marked competent.

Police Check

A clear and current police check is required from every student to complete the work placement component of their course. All students completing a qualification must have a clear and current police check by week 7 of their course to receive their work placement allocation. Failure to do so may result in your placement being cancelled or postponed.

This can be organised via the InterCare/NCC Police check Service.

InterCare – National Crime Check Service

For detailed information on the fees applicable for National Police Check, please click on ‘Fee schedule’ below.

Fees Schedule

Working with Children Check | Blue Card

Working with Children Check

The Working with Children Check is a screening process for assessing or re-assessing people who work with or care for children, this also includes those working or completing work placement with a Disability or Community Services provider.

This means that all Students must provide a Working with Children Check document prior to commencement of their work placement event and preferred no later than the fourth week of the course.

Failure to provide the Working with Children Check may result in the student being withdrawn from the course. Students can be re-booked into a subsequent course once the Working with Children Check has been satisfied/submitted.

QLD students – BLUE CARD requirement

Students may be required to obtain a Blue Card (QLD only) for the purpose of work placement. If this is required you will be advised by ICT to apply for a volunteer/ student blue card. The work placement team will guide you through the process of applying and linking your card to your placement facility, so that your blue card can be issued. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure the blue Card is applied for and received prior to commencement of your work placement dates.

For Victorian Working with Children Check information, please click here
For Queensland Working with Children Check information, please click here
For New South Wales Working with Children Check information, please click here
For South Australia Working with Children Check information, please click here

All Other States – Please check with your local state-based authority.

For detailed information on the fees applicable to these checks, please refer to our fee schedule.

Fee Schedule

NDIS Worker Screening Check

A NDIS Worker Screening Check is required from all students who are completing the CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support. This is required in week 7 of their course to receive their work placement allocation. Failure to do so may result in your placement being cancelled or postponed.

This can be organised via your State based authority responsible for issuing and providing the NDIS Worker Screening check Service.

For detailed information on the fees applicable for NDIS Worker Screening Check, please click on ‘Fee schedule’ below.

Fee Schedule

See what you require to complete your work placement:

CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing and Disability) and CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support requirements for placement:

Police Check
Level II First Aid

CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability requirements for placement:

Police Check
Working with Children’s Check
Level II First Aid

CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health requirements for placement:

Police Check
Level II First Aid