CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support for Existing Workers

Are you ready to transition from a direct care role into a supervisory position? Designed specifically for professionals currently working within the aged care, home care, or community care sectors, this advanced qualification provides the leadership tools and specialised knowledge required to progress your career.

If you already hold a Certificate III in Individual Support (CHC33015), you can fast-track your progression. Eligible students can receive direct credit transfers for up to 9 of the required 18 units of competency, significantly reducing your study load. This course will elevate your clinical knowledge, prepare you to supervise and mentor other care workers, and develop critical skills in the facilitation and review of individualised service planning.

Key Career Outcomes

Upgrading your qualifications opens up competitive, higher-paying leadership roles within residential and community care networks, including:

• Care Supervisor / Care Team Leader
• Hostel Supervisor
• Program Coordinator (Social Programs)
• Client Liaison Officer
• Advanced Residential Care Worker

Advanced Skills You Will Master

• Service Planning: Develop, facilitate, and review complex, individualised service delivery plans.
• Dementia & Palliative Care: Deliver specialized, high-tier care support utilizing advanced person-centered frameworks.
• Team Leadership: Gain the supervisory skills required to coordinate staff, manage rosters, and implement safety interventions for older people at risk.
• Empowerment Frameworks: Support the independence, relationships, and holistic wellbeing of clients and their families.

Flexible Course Delivery & Scheduling

We build our schedules around active industry shifts. This program is offered via part-time evening classes to protect your daytime work hours.

• Blended Learning Model: Training is delivered via a hybrid mix of scheduled virtual or campus classrooms, flexible directed self-study, and 120 practical work placement hours.
• Workplace Hour Recognition: If you are currently employed in a relevant care setting, your paid employment hours can count directly toward your 120-hour work placement requirement (employment verification and evidence required).
• Campus Requirements: If you choose to complete your theory components online via our virtual classroom, please note that you will still be required to attend an NBMC campus for specific practical skills training and assessments in our simulation rooms.
• Term Breaks: To help you maintain a sustainable work-life balance, there are no scheduled classes during NSW school holidays.

Digital & Virtual Classroom Requirements

This course utilises a split digital system: live interactive sessions run via Microsoft Teams, while course resources, templates, and assessments are managed through our Learning Management System (LMS).

We have a simple instructional video to help you get started, which can be viewed by clicking here.

Hardware Check: A smartphone or tablet is completely fine for viewing live Microsoft Teams lectures. However, you must have access to a desktop computer or laptop to download materials, edit tables, and submit your formal assessments.

Technical Prerequisites:

• A reliable internet connection, a functioning webcam, and a microphone.
• Access to Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
• A physical scanner or a smartphone scanning app.
• Digital Literacy: Students must be comfortable downloading and uploading document templates, creating/organising folders, utilising data tables within text files, and navigating windows quickly.

New to virtual learning? Students who are not already fully confident using the platform are required to watch our simple Microsoft Teams instructional video prior to their first formal session.

Fees, Funding & Enrolment

• NSW Government Subsidies: This training is proudly subsidised by the NSW Government for eligible students. Enquire today to check your funding status.
• Fee-Free Traineeships: This qualification can be completed via an official traineeship pathway. For new entrant trainees, the course cost is currently completely fee-free. To evaluate your eligibility, contact Mairead O’Leary on 9970 1001 or email mairead@nbmc.nsw.edu.au. You can also learn more about traineeships here – https://nbmc.nsw.edu.au/course-funding-option/traineeship/
• Competency-Based Assessment: Progress is monitored through a mixture of realistic case studies, practical demonstrations, and written projects. Clear feedback is provided, with formal reassessment pathways open if needed.

Pathway To Further Training

There are many pathways you can follow into more specified fields of nursing once you gain this entry level qualification. The Certificate IV in Ageing Support provides a pathway to the Diploma of Nursing or other qualifications in the Health or Community Services Training Packages.

To Enrol or Request a Credit Transfer Evaluation

1. Start Your Application: Begin the enrolment process by completing the digital application form below.
2. Submit Your Transcripts: On receipt of your application, our Training Coordinator will reach out to evaluate your current Certificate III transcripts and map out your custom credit transfers.
3. Direct Contact: For immediate questions regarding course dates, modules, or traineeship pathways, connect directly with Mairead O’Leary on 9970 1001 or email mairead@nbmc.nsw.edu.au.

• This course has been structured specifically for those who have previously completed Certificate III in Aged Care, Certificate III in Individual Support or equivalent. If you have not completed any of these qualifications, talk to us about an alternative training pathway.
• Telephone or personal meeting with our Training Coordinator who will provide course information and answer your questions to ensure this is the right course for you before you enrol.
• Provide current evidence of your identity including: Photo ID, proof of age, citizenship/residency/eligible visa, and proof of living or working in NSW.  For a full list of eligible documents please view our Identification Documents page.
• Students will need to obtain a current National Police Check (less than 1 year old) prior to work placement. NSW Police Check
• Current Influenza Vaccination, if required by work place.
• Unique Student Identifier (see information below).
• Successful completion of an NBMC English language, literacy and numeracy quiz to determine that you have appropriate skills to successfully complete the course.
• COVID-19 vaccination as required by Public Health Orders and/or work placement facility requirements if work placement is required.
• National Police Background Check
• Provide copy of up to date vaccination records
• When completing First Aid student is required to have the ability to perform CPR while kneeling on the floor.

• A minimum of 120 hours of work placement is required – your paid workplace hours will contribute to this requirement.
• Some Work placement hours may be required to demonstrate clinical skills that cannot be demonstrated in your workplace.

This training is subsidised by the NSW Government under the Smart & Skilled Training Program. To be eligible you must be

• An Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian permanent resident or humanitarian visa holder or a partner visa holder whose sponsor is a humanitarian visa holder
• Aged 15 years or older
• No longer be at school (excluding registered home schooled students)
• Living or working in NSW.
• Provide a Unique Student Identifier (USI) on enrolment – for more information on USIs and how to obtain one, click here.

If you meet the above criteria, along with the Course Entry Requirements, you can apply to study this course at a subsidised price (includes course resources). Subsidised places are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed.

The fee amount you pay and the government contribution depends upon your eligibility. The courses are subsidised for all eligible participants but no concession rate is available under Smart & Skilled for Diploma level qualifications. Fee free scholarships may be available for the following:

• An Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person
• A person with a disability
• A person who is the dependant of a person on a Disability Support pension

For more information on concession/scholarship eligiblity criteria click here.

Terms and conditions of enrolment (including withdrawals, refunds and deferrals) under Smart and Skilled at NBMC are contained in the Smart and Skilled Student Information booklet and NBMC Student Handbook both of which are available at Smart and Skilled.  Important information regarding all aspects of your enrolment at NBMC can also be found here.

For further information please contact the College on 9970 1000.

For full qualification courses NBMC has several payment options for students to choose from.  Please discuss your preference with the Training Coordinator during the enrolment process.

Course Cost is Less than $1500

1. In full at time of enrolment; or
2. By two (2) instalments – half on enrolment and half midway through the course; or
3. Interest-free payment plan paying $240 on enrolment, followed by fortnightly direct debit payments by Visa or MasterCard (an initial admin charge of $10 will be added for direct debit set up)

Course Cost is between $1501 and $3000

1. By two (2) instalments – half on enrolment and half midway through the course; or
2. Interest-free payment plan paying $240 on enrolment, followed by fortnightly direct debit payments by Visa or MasterCard (an initial admin charge of $10 will be added for direct debit set up)

Course Cost is over $3000*

1. By three (3) instalments – first instalment on enrolment, instalments 2 and 3 approximately every 3 months, depending on length of course; or
2. Interest-free payment plan paying $500 on enrolment, followed by fortnightly direct debit payments by Visa or MasterCard (an initial admin charge of $20 will be added for direct debit set up)

Please Note:

• In full or instalment payments can be made by Visa, MasterCard, electronic funds transfer, cheque, cash or BPay at our Brookvale Campus.
• Direct Debt fortnightly payments can be made using Visa or MasterCard
• Full payment, first instalment or $240/$500 must be paid on enrolment – enrolments cannot proceed unless initial payment is made.

*If not eligible for Smart and Skilled, payment will be by instalments of no more than $1500 each.  Please contact the College for payment options.

From 1 January 2015 it is a requirement of the Federal Government that all students undertaking nationally recognised training will need to obtain a Unique Student Identifier (USI). This involves an easy online application. See USI Fact Sheet for information on how to apply for a USI go to the Unique Student Identifier (USI)

Website for additional information: https://www.usi.gov.au/students/get-a-usi.

Please ensure when completing your enrolment information, that the details relating to your name are identical to those on the identification evidence (eg passport or driver’s licence) used when creating your USI, eg no abbreviations or nicknames should be used. Once created, it is important that you keep a record of your USI and access to your accredited training records in a safe place. You will need this information for any future enrolments into accredited training in Australia.

Please contact the College on 9970 1000 if you require assistance.

This is a means of measuring skills acquired through work or life experiences, or through qualifications obtained from formal studies or training.

There are two options for recognising prior learning:

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

This is an assessment process to evaluate skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience or non-accredited training.

Credit Transfer (CT)

This is recognition of current qualifications/units of competency previously gained through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).

For more information please head to our Recognition of Prior Learning page.

Please advise our Training Coordinator during your initial telephone or in-person meeting if you require additional learning support. This allows a support plan to be developed before you commence your course. Support services may be available for students with a disability, impairment or long-term condition, and/or learning, language, literacy or numeracy difficulties. As outlined in the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment, students are encouraged to contact the College at the time of enrolment to confirm whether appropriate support can be provided for their individual needs.

Throughout your studies, you may experience personal challenges that could affect your enrolment. This may include stress at home, difficulties at work, financial pressures, or other personal issues. Our Wellness Coordinator is available to assist as needed. If you are experiencing stress or facing personal difficulties, please inform your Trainer or Training Coordinator, who can refer you to the Wellness Coordinator.

All conversations with the Wellness Coordinator remain confidential unless disclosure is required by law or you provide consent for relevant information to be shared with your Trainer.  Counselling offers a confidential space where you can discuss concerns that may be impacting your academic performance or mental health and wellbeing. All NBMC counselling services are free and available to all students. Please note that counselling at NBMC is short-term; if you require ongoing or long-term support, we can provide details for an appropriate external provider.

Enjoy smaller class sizes, a personalised relationship with your trainer, face-to face teaching sessions and qualifications that may include real life work experience, when you choose to study at Northern Beaches & Mosman College (NBMC).

With classes available across the Northern Beaches and Lower North Shore in Brookvale and Mosman, the College offers increasing numbers of accredited and vocational qualifications. Students include those looking to upskill, to change career direction and school leavers keen to step onto a career pathway. Courses on offer can lead directly to employment and/or go towards future learning opportunities.

All NBMC Trainers/Assessors are current industry professionals with the required qualifications to deliver and assess this course. Trainers draw upon and share their own experiences in the industry to ensure that the training delivered to you is current and relevant.

For information about individual trainers, please go to our Trainer & Assessor page to view our trainer’s bios.