Certificate II in Introduction to Disability Care (Disability Care Pre-traineeship)

The aim of the Certificate II in Disability Care is to provide learners with basic industry specific skills and knowledge to either enable transition into a traineeship within the Community Services sector at the Certificate III level or provide them with basic industry specific skills and knowledge for working in the Disability sector.

This course is intended to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to perform the

following tasks associated with the disability sector:

• Provide support services to a client including following an individual plan and reporting
• and completing documentation
• Facilitate the empowerment of people with a disability including fostering their rights and
• facilitating choice
• Follow safe work practices
• Develop an understanding of diverse groups and how to work and communicate with
• them
• Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, management and other industry
• providers
• Recognise potentially hazardous manual tasks
• Recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies.