This online micro-credential has been developed for personnel who work in the community sector caring for others. The micro-credential overviews domestic and personal care skills used in the community setting.

This is a non-creditable micro-credential which is awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Career Opportunities

Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify safe medication support practices
2. Identify the common risk factors and safe management principles of falls reduction and prevention
3. Recognise the importance of hand hygiene practices and personal protection equipment
4. Outline the profound implications of healthy ageing
5. Identify the standards developed to protect consumers, the workforce and organisations in Human Services in Australia
6. Describe and identify manual handling risks and safe practice management
7. Identify common risks and hazards in the home care environment.

This micro-credential comprises of the following 7 individually offered micro-credentials:

1. Assisting Client's with Self-Medication
2. Falls Prevention
3. Hand Hygiene and Personal Protection Equipment
4. Healthy Ageing - An Introduction
5. Human Services Quality Standards
6. Principles of Manual Handling, Mobility Equipment and Transfers
7. Risk and Hazard Reduction with Common Services

These micro-credentials can be completed as individual micro-credentials or completed within this bundled micro-credential.

Assessment

Online Quizzes

Award

Digital Badge via Credly

Students can also download a Certificate of Completion, share to social media or add to a professional portfolio.