Certificate IV in Disability

Are you interested in working to support people with disabilities? A Certificate IV in Disability can help you reach your career goals sooner and provide high-quality care to people who truly need it.
Working closely with industry professionals as you learn to provide individualised support and foster community participation and social inclusion, you’ll improve your knowledge and skills in this rewarding industry.
If you’ve successfully completed the Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability), this course is for you.

Designed for those wishing to work in a range of community settings and client homes in the disability sector, this course will give you the skills to support in a manner that empowers people living with disability to foster independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing.
Learn how to work within a health and welfare disability framework in community settings and in clients’ homes, likely without direct supervision. There may be opportunities to manage or supervise staff as part of this rewarding career in a high-demand field.

Did you know: The Victorian Government has now made Free TAFE courses even more accessible for new students enrolling for study in 2024. All Free TAFE courses at TAFE Gippsland are now available to people with higher-level qualifications and those who have completed a previous Free TAFE course and are looking to continue in their selected training pathway. Conditions and eligibility rules apply. Check out our Free TAFE information page for further details.

Get the skills to work in a range of disability roles including:
- Disability Support Worker
- Supervisor/Team Leader/Senior worker
- Lifestyle Support Officer
- Community Development Officer
- Senior Personal Care Assistant
- Behavioural Support Officer
- Project Officer, Social Educator (Disability)
- Support Facilitator (Disability)
- Job coordinator
- Disabilities Supervisor
- Social trainer
- Local Area Coordinator
- Disability Service Officer
- Day Support Disability Officer
- Marketing Coordinator (Disability)
- Social trainer
- Disability Support Assistant (Schools)
- Senior Personal Care Assistant
- Support Facilitator (Disability)
- Behavioural Support Officer.

Students completing CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support can continue studying CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services and CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management

You will:
- Learn how to prioritise attending to their personal support requirements while adhering to safe work protocols
- Acquire a diverse set of theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential for delivering customised care in a wide array of environments
- Develop an aptitude for effective communication, embrace the value of diversity, and familiarise yourself with legal and ethical considerations
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of person-centred care and gain insights into the functioning of the healthy body.
You will also gain the skills and knowledge to:
- Design person-centred responses for people with disability
- Work collaboratively with people with disability, their careers and other professionals
- Demonstrate successful inclusion of people with disability in the community
- Demonstrate and understand compliance, regulations, policies and procedures in the disability sector.
- Foster the wellbeing of people with disability and being able to identify and respond to risk.
- Understand the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: Yes

Mandatory entry requirements:

In order to undertake student placement, if the organisation is a NDIS funding you will be required to obtain a NDIS Worker Screening Check as a requirement for student placement. This will cost in excess of $130.00
Completion of: CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)
OR
Completion of: CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability)
OR
Completion of: CHC30408 Certificate III in Disability PLUS the CHCSS00125 Entry to Certificate IV in Disability Support Skill Set.

Recommended entry Requirements:

Applicants must complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy test as well as a Pre-Training Review to determine whether they are suitable for this course.
Applicants must undertake an interview and meet the below industry requirements:
Clear Police and Working with Children Check as well as a NDIS Worker Screening check.

• Working with children check
• Police check

Will this course/qualification or a constituent unit provide a pathway to an industry licence or regulated outcome: No