Certificate in Disability Support (Level 3)

Summary

Graduates will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes in a health and wellbeing setting to provide health and wellbeing services in an ethical and professional manner.
• Recognise and respond to signs of vulnerability and abuse in a health or wellbeing setting.
• Communicate effectively in a culturally appropriate manner to support a person's health or wellbeing.
• Provide culturally appropriate person-centred health and wellbeing support to maximise a person's independence.
• Recognise and respond to signs of functional, behavioural, environmental or other health or wellbeing change in a person, in a home or community setting.

Career Pathways

This programme aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to work in the disability sector or further study in health and disability.

Duration : 22 teaching weeks plus 2 study break weeks. Face to face learning activities / Clinical Placement are normally scheduled over 3 days per week.

Delivery : You can expect the following workload for the theory modules:

• 20 hours per week engaging in face-to-face learning activities.
• 10 hours per week completing independent study tasks.

For 5 of the last 6 weeks of the programme you will be required to complete 120 hours of practicum in a commercial disability setting (24 hours per week). The 6th week is for feedback activities relating to the practicum