Intellectual Disability (Level 3)

The National Certificate in Community Support Services (Intellectual Disability) is designed to recognise the knowledge and skills required in the delivery of disability support services.

It has been developed in conjunction with the National Certificate in Community Support (Core Competencies) which is a pre-requisite for this qualification.

The Qualification consists of a compulsory section of 5 unit standards totalling 20 credits, and an elective section of 14 unit standards from which 28 credits must be chosen to total 48 credits.

The compulsory section of the qualification includes skills and knowledge relating to personal and community values, causes and associated conditions of intellectual disability, role of a support worker, support personal planning to enhance individual lifestyles, and reporting changes in a person’s condition.

The elective section of the qualification enables candidates to select specific unit standards that support the requirements of their work environment.  It includes standards that cover cultural aspects of care and standards that cover knowledge of epilepsy and autism.  It also covers aspects of personal care and risk management.

The cost of this qualification is $200 (incl GST) per trainee. Careerforce can provide eligible workplaces an assessment support rebate of $100 (incl GST) for every trainee that completes the Intellectual Disability Strand within an 18 month time frame. Click here for more information.

Download the NC in Community Support Services (Intellectual Disability) (Level 3) Brochure

Prerequisite: You cannot be awarded this qualification until you have successfully completed the Core Competencies qualification. You may complete unit standards in Core Competencies and in this qualification in any order; however you MUST complete the last unit standard in Core Competencies before you complete the last unit standard in this qualification.

Resources

Trainees undertaking this Qualification receive a Workbook and a Trainee Assessment Portfolio for each unit standard in the Qualification.

Workbooks are a learning aide for trainees. They are designed to be interesting and stimulating, and assist trainees to complete their Trainee Assessment Portfolio (TAP). A Trainee Assessment Portfolio is effectively an answer book for the trainee to complete for each unit standard.

Trainee Assessment Portfolios (Intellectual Disability)

Strand Compulsory
	Impact of Values and Attitudes - Disability: 1816 (144KB)
	Causes and Associated Conditions: 16870 (149KB)
	Understanding your Role: 23451(407KB)
	Support Personal Planning - Disability: 23371(137KB)
	Observe, Report, and Document Changes: 23390 (124KB)
Electives
	Implications for a Sibling - Disability: 1811(115KB)
	Value of Relationships - Disability Support: 1818 (130KB)
	Moving People: 5012 (296KB)
	Communication Impairment: 16874 (116KB)
	Prescribed Medication: 20827 (135KB)
	Knowledge of Epilepsy- Community Field Worker: 20965 (141KB)
	Legal Environment - Intellectual Disability and High and Complex Needs: 23372 (105KB)
	Impact of Mental Illness on a Person with an Intellectual Disability: 23373 (131KB)
	Autism Spectrum Disorders and Supports: 23374 (102KB)
	Culturally Safe Operating Principles and Pacific Values: 23381 (currently unavailable)
	Community Participation: 23382 (206KB)
	Establish and Facilitate a Learning Plan: 23383 (115KB)
	Supporting Personal Care: 23386 (221KB)
	Apply Risk Management: 23393 (212KB)