AADA College is a specialist in delivering QUALITY training for the health industry. We offer a flexible and professional approach to training with REAL results!

Our Health Services Assistance course is competency based and will teach you everything you need to know to become a Patient Services Assistant using a range of factual, technical, and procedural knowledge to provide assistance to health professional staff for the care of clients.  Health services assistance involves the worker in direct client contact under supervision.

Course Information - HLT33115 - Certificate III in Health Services Assistance Core and Elective Components - Full Qualification

Total number of units = 15

7 Core units plus 8 elective units

COURSE DURATION: 12-24 months

VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT: AADA College asks for 375 hours work or vocational placement to be recorded in your logbook. A minimum of 80 hours performing tasks relating to Assist with nursing care in an acute care environment, plus time to demonstrate all other units within the workplace.

NOMINAL HOURS: 628

Nominal (supervised) hours represent the supervised structured learning and assessment activity required to sufficiently address the content of each unit (acknowledging that progress can vary between learners). Nominal (supervised) hours are assigned to learning and assessment activities that are delivered via face-to-face, online and/or structured distance education. Unsupervised hours represent activities that contribute to achieving the course outcomes that are not super- vised by an RTO trainer or assessor. These may include activities such as non-supervised work experience, field placement, private study and/or assignment work.

COURSE OUTCOME: Students successfully completing this course will be issued with a Nationally Recognised Qualification

Traineeships

AADA College is proud to be a Skills Assure Supplier.

This qualification is funded by the Queensland Government for eligible students. Check your eligibility here: http://www.skillsgateway.training.qld.gov.au/Eligibility#citizen_permanent.

Traineeships are funded by the Queensland Government under the User Choice Policy 2021-2024. User Choice provides a public funding contribution towards the cost of training and assessment services for eligible Queensland Apprentices and Trainees. Student contribution fees are set under this policy at $1.60 per nominal hour. These fees will be reviewed annually by the Queensland Government and may be altered at various times throughout your training at their discretion. In circumstances where a student undertakes more than one apprenticeship or traineeship at the same time, the student will only receive the government contribution for the qualification nominated in the first Training Contract registered.

The User Choice Policy provides for funding as detailed below:

Non-concession, concessional and school based

15 units x $349.33 = $5240 maximum payable

Figures accurate as at 21/11/2023.  The total amount funded for this qualification is excluding the student contribution fee which is set under this policy of $1.60 per nominal hour.

Fee for Service

Students who are not eligible for the traineeship may still undertake the course, however, they will have to pay the full fee.

Fee for Service                                                                             $2650.00

• For employees new to the industry and/or have less than 12 months experience; OR
• Students not eligible to for Skills Assure “User Choice” funding through a Traineeship

TRAINEESHIPS – HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance - Patient Services Assistant

 Traineeships are funded by the Queensland Government under the user choice policy 2021 – 2024. User choice provides public funded contribution towards the cost of training and assessment services for eligible Queensland trainees. 

• Full Qualification for Non-Concessional student: $1004.80
• Full Qualification for Concessional student: $401.92

Eligibility for Traineeships:

• Must be employed as either Part-time (min 15hrs per week); or Full-time (min 38hrs per week)
• Full-time staff must commence traineeship within 3-months of employment
• Casual/Part-time staff must commence traineeship within first 12-months of employment
• Traineeship contracts must be registered with state and commonwealth governments by an Australian Apprenticeship Network Provider (AASN)          

SCHOOL-BASED TRAINEESHIPS – Fully Subsidised

For school students looking at commencing their Health Career during year 11 and/or 12

• 7.5 hours per week of paid employment. This may be averaged over a 3-month period.
• Over a year, the employer must provide at a minimum the equivalent of 375hrs (50 days) of paid employment.
• School-based traineeships do not attract a student contribution fee

Fee Structure effective April 2024

View Refund Policy Details or refer page 10 of AADA Student Handbook.

Once your invoice has been issued, you can arrange payment via direct deposit to our bank account or arrange payment over the phone using your credit card (surcharge will apply)

AADA College conducts training in a blended delivery method.

• 12 months (Full time, School Based) or 24 months (part time)
• Online Resources
• Workplace delivery
• Onsite training and assessment conducted at the workplace every 4-6 weeks over 12 months (Full time, School Based) or 24 months (part time)
• 375 Vocational Hours /Work placement  must be completed

There are four stages in the program. When you start your program you will receive a training plan which will reflect the actual start and end dates of each stage. This will ensure that you remain on track with your course. The competencies must be taken in the sequence displayed in the above table. Students undertaking the course on a part time basis will receive a training plan which reflects the progress over 24 months. A part time student must be employed for a minimum of 15 hours per week.

AADA College conducts training and assessment via online education and demonstrated tasks in the workplace; the workplace assessments will be negotiated in conjunction with the student and the Workplace to take part at the end of each stage. Third party evidence must be submitted in the form of the Supervisor Verification and Log Book which requires a minimum of 80 hours to be undertaken in the workplace for the competency HLTAIN001 - Assist with nursing care in an acute care environment. Learning activities relating to all other units of competency must also be submitted and marked as satisfactory.

Upon enrolment, the student is issued with a login and password via email for access to the online electronic resources and assessments

Our learning resources meet the standard of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) and are drafted  from the endorsed resources of the Health Training Package, which are listed on the following website http://www.training.gov.au that being the National Register, for the National Training System.

AADA College requires students to complete 375 hours vocational placement within an accredited health or aged care provider, with a compulsory minimum 80 hours for HLTAIN001 - Assist with nursing care in an acute care environment; applicable to all students not completing the qualification under a User Choice Traineeship contract.

Vocational Placement Overview

You need to have access to a computer or tablet with the capacity to access our learning and assessment platform.

The participant is required to wear enclosed hard top shoes, long pants, no jewellery and hair must either be short or tied back from the face. The shirt must have sleeves that do not go beyond the elbow. The health or aged care facility will be responsible for issuing the participant with a gown, mask, protective eyewear and disposable gloves or other personal protective equipment required.

This nationally recognised qualification reflects the role of workers who use a range of factual, technical, and procedural knowledge to provide assistance to health professional staff for the care of clients. Health services assistance involves the worker in direct client contact under supervision.

Nationally Recognised Qualification: HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance 

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An AADA College representative will contact you within 24 business hours to discuss the course and enrolment details.

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