Cert in Ageing and Community Support Care (Leve 4)

This Certificate in Ageing and Community Support Care trains students to support older people living at home, in residential care and in the wider community, covering safe working practices, standard care plans, first aid and body-systems knowledge, palliative and dementia care, medication management, and the communication skills needed to maintain family relationships. The programme also touches on ethics, basic medico-legal practice, and small-business and inventory-management skills, and closes with a supervised practicum placement. The certificate takes one year for 120 credit points at the Samabula and Labasa campuses. Entry suits students who have finished Year 12 with basic computer literacy and a pass in English, as well as older students who have recently stepped back from roles in government statutory agencies or who already have experience caring for the elderly.