Health and social support
Careers in health and social support provide vital care and assistance to those in need in the community. Jobs in this sector are in-demand, offering high-quality careers with a range of opportunities for further growth and development through university.
There is strong demand for aged care and disability care workers, nurses and allied health professionals, with rewarding careers for people who want to improve the mental and physical health and wellbeing of others.
Learning areas:
- Anatomy and physiology
- Medical terminology
- Rehabilitation
- Patient care
- Infection control
- Work safely and first aid
- Employability skills
- Workplace preparedness
What you’ll achieve
- Develop some hands-on technical skills
- Gain an understanding of the career opportunities and pathways in the industry, and develop your own career action plan
- Understand and develop employability skills
- Gain experience with employers in the industry
- Complete introductory training courses including First Aid
- Complete the SACE subjects: Exploring Identities and Futures (EIF) and Workplace Practices.
- Achieve competency in industry recognised technical skills
- Identify and prepare for your preferred career pathway
- Further develop employability skills in preparation for the workplace
- Gain further experience with employers in the industry
- Commence CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support and HLT33021 Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance
- Complete the SACE subjects: Activating Identities and Futures (AIF) and Workplace Practices
- Be ready to transition into an apprenticeship in year 12.
- Complete CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support and HLT33021 Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance
- Commence the first year of a traineeship or a degree qualification for students pursuing a higher education pathway
- Complete your SACE in collaboration with your home school.
Jobs and future pathways in this industry
After you graduate from a technical college, you could go straight into a job or continue studying at university.
Employment
You will leave the technical college with the knowledge and skills to go directly into employment with our employer partners.
You are preparing for careers such as:
- nursing assistant
- personal care worker
- allied health assistant
- patient services assistant
- home care worker.
University
You can also choose higher education in various related disciplines:
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Health Science
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy
- Bachelor of Paramedicine.
This will prepare you for careers such as:
- registered nurse
- allied health professional such as occupational therapist, speech therapist, dietician, physiotherapist.
Potential employers
- Aged care providers
- Hospitals
- Disability and support services
- Allied health practitioners.