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Blissful

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Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:07 am

Hi everyone

I was hoping i could get some advice on how to go about obtaining cert 3 in aged care. I am currently a stay at home mum with a 5 yr old boy who is in pre primary and a 2 and a half yr old daughter who is at home with me all day, i've been umming and arring over how i can go about doing the course for ages.

If i work as an aged carer i will need to start at 7.00am which means daycare and before and after school care and getting the kids there at about 6.30am and pick up at 3.30 ish.

So what would be best a traineeship, doing the course from home and then doing the prac for a few weeks at the end, going part time through tafe. Is this industry flexible? if the kids are sick will they get the shits with me if i can't come in? Is anyone else in the industry in this situation or is it not a suitable industry for people with young kids?

If i do traineeship or part time throughh tafe how many days a week is it?

Thanks all in advance

Kris

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Jul 10, 2009, 11:00 am

Hi there
I dont know much about the tafe couses for aged care, but i am doing my cert 3 in corrispondance through a training company in sydney.
If you find a independant company or training centre they are very flexable, i have 12 months to finish it in my own time and all i have to do is complete the assignments and they do everything else from organising my police check to getting me a job placement after it all.
I only spend about 4 hours a day and im flying through it, as with work in future i know that once you have your certificate you can choose certian shift work to suit your lifestyle.. or even do home care as it is only a few hours a day and you can work it around the kids.

Char

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Char
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Aug 05, 2009, 07:29 pm

Hi there Blissful

I will give you my 5 cents worth.

I have a 7 yr old daughter and am currently studying cert 111. The way I went was through a employment agentcy where I do 2 days a week in class and the rest of the time at home and you have about 20 weeks of class. I have had to find my own work placement which wasn't that hard to find in Ipswich Qld.

I had looked at may ways of doing my cert and choose this way as my hubby's tax paid for it LOL. The other option that I seriously looked at was doing it through open learning at tafe where you have 12 months to complete it.

As far as work goes like Kris said you can work in the community which gives you the flexable hrs, but after doing some of my work hrs that was compolsary to do in a age care facility I feel that is where I would love to work the most. Around here most of the facilities start at 6 am so no daycare for Helena but I most likely will get a part time babysiter or hubby if he is still off work.

I hope this has given you some food for thought and helped you. :-)

Regards

char

gizjiz

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Aug 07, 2009, 06:05 pm

Hi to all..

I am new to this site. So i will introduce my self.. Made the decision to do cert 111 in age care .. Start my course at the end of Aug.. A complete change of direction for me at the age of 53... Been in the Rag Trade all my life.. So change it had to be Relocated from Sydney to sunny Queensland.. Been reading the posts here just to get a feel of what is in front of me.. Naturally thoughts go through my mind. I am doing the right thing here.". Course you are" I tell my self... So now doubt I will be here asking all kinds of questions.. So bare with me guys..

cakers

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Aug 07, 2009, 07:33 pm

Hi there gizjiz. Where are you in QLD? I have been working in AgeD Care for some time and have a lot of experience and enthusiasm to share.irenemci@gmail.com. Are you on Face book. :)

gizjiz

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Aug 07, 2009, 11:06 pm

Hi cakers.. not gone so far as face book..But made note of email address.. I live in Mount Warren Park.. What can I say near Beemleigh area.... Logan area.. Sounds like BOGAN .... LOL

chickiebabe31

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Aug 10, 2009, 05:46 pm

Hi there im in queensland and i just started the Aged Care 3 certificate, im doing it by correspondence through an agency i found in an ad in the local newspaper and i managed to do it for free as well (BIG BONUS), my advice is to check ur local newspapers where they have the jobs advertised and they normally have a list of courses that are being advertised.

shelly71

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Dec 05, 2009, 06:40 pm

Hi blissful, I am a mum to a 5yr old boy, 3 yr old boy and a 14 month old daughter.

I just recieved my first lot of study material and am doing it by correspondance through cengage and get 2 years to complete it in but because im planning on studying as much as possible hoping to somplete it all in between 6 and 12 months time.

From Michelle

Rebel

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Dec 12, 2009, 04:53 pm

Hi Blissful i am currently gaining my cert 3 via opening learning through tafe. I found that i didnt have the money up front to pay for the cost of doing some of these courses so i called tafe and with them i am able to pay for my assignments one or two at a time. Opening learning isnt for everyone but doing it this way you can pick how many hours you want to put in to study if you have other commitments at home.

chezzie

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Mar 27, 2012, 09:45 pm

can anyone please help me with a case study on the impact of the ageing population in Australia has on funding and service delivery models

Schizo

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Mar 28, 2012, 06:16 am

chezzie, Easy, the Oz government requires to set aside disproportionately higher funding each year to fund service delivery to age care. That is to say that it needs to increase its budget for age care service delivery every year. The reasons for this are -

1) There is a disparity in the demographic number/ratio of youths to the aged. This means that the government is getting lesser taxable income to finance an ever growing number of people aging and requiring services.
2) The cost of provision of services has increased substantially versus income
3) Medical advances have increase median life expectancy. With increased life expectancy, the cost of maintenance increases over and on top of those entering and requiring services.
4) In the bid to improve service delivery, New procedures, protocols and improvement of age care services are adopted and as a consequence increases cost of provision.

Hope this helps

chezzie

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Mar 29, 2012, 04:24 pm

Thanks so very much this is a great help.

chezzie

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Apr 02, 2012, 05:53 pm

Hello to all can anyone please give me guidance in 1000 word essay explaining the impact the ageing population in Australia has on funding and services delivery models. Include in my answer any recent changes or amendments to the legislation relating to the age care sector i have hit a brick wall if anyone could help me i would so greatly be greatful my email address is cherylelias@dodo.com.au once again to any guidance i may get

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