About the Institute of Tertiary & Higher Education Australia (ITHEA)

ITHEA is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Registration Number 22037. ITHEA delivers nationally accredited qualifications and training under the Standards for the National VET Regulator (NVR).

ITHEA is pleased to announce that in partnership with the Victorian Government and the Federal Government, it has again secured a contract to offer Government Subsidised Training as part of the Skills First Program.

This is a great new initiative that will allow for upskilling of the aged care workforce.

Under the Skills First Program, ITHEA, is offering qualifications in the

Certificate III in Indivdual Support (Ageing)

Certificate IV in Ageing Support

Certificate IV in Disability

to any eligible worker in the Aged Care industry

The Skills First Program

Now is the ideal time to make a start on

gaining new skills, or upgrading your existing skills, to take the next step in your career.

The Skills First Program is making vocational

training more accessible to people who do not hold a post-school qualification, or who want to gain a higher level qualification than they

already hold. There are now an unlimited

number of government-subsidised training

places available to people who meet the

eligibility criteria.

Am I eligible for a government-subsidised

training place?

Generally, you are eligible for a government subsidised training place if you are:

• an Australian citizen

• an Australian Permanent Resident

• a New Zealand citizen

and are 20 years and older and ‘upskilling’ by seeking to enrol in a course at a higher level than your existing qualification

How much are you saving?

The Certificate III course is $5,852.50 with the

Certificate IV courses up to $10,825. Eligible students will ONLY pay a material fee of $200 for each course. For more information, go to the ITHEA website at www.ithea.edu.au

We customise the training to suit you and your employer

ITHEA will endeavour to develop a training plan to suit you. To achieve this, we offer a blended approach to learning. This means we will

customise the training around your workplace commitments.

Our blended approach includes fortnightly or monthly lecture series and workplace assessment with online learning.

You have the freedom to work through the learning/assessments in your own time. You can go at your own pace. Simply log into your account and continue your course where you left off last time.

Online training offers the following advantages: It is especially beneficial for people who are working. The training is self-paced and includes interactive tutorials, questionnaires, case studies, self-assessment, and other features that easily assimilate to individual learning styles. It offers the opportunity to learn in a non-stressful environment because people have more control over their learning experience.

COURSE DETAILS

* Eligibility criteria apply. Skills First Funding available to eligible individuals with training delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government Funding. The $200 covers material fees for the course. This is the only amount an eligible individual will pay for the course.

Entry requirements: Prospective students are required to complete a Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment and a Pre-Training Interview, administered by and to the satisfaction of ITHEA, be at least 18 years of age and already employed in the industry.