This project will review key qualifications across the aged care and disability sectors including the CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support which acts as an entry qualification for aged care and disability support work.
Disability services and aged care have different purposes. Disability services facilitate independent living, social and community participation. Aged care supports dignified ageing. Both sectors aim to support and enhance quality of life. While this project will look at training products used in both sectors, we will distinguish them where possible. 
There are a number of areas informing this project including the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with Disability. There are regulatory challenges and recommendations, workforce shortages and growth projections, a lack of minimum qualification requirements and worker registration scheme. These will all be considered as part of the project.
The qualifications and associated skillsets being reviewed are:
The purpose of the CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support, CHC43121 Certificate IV in Disability Support and 11076NAT Diploma of Leadership in Disability Services qualifications is to support multiple related occupations. The purpose of the CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support, CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health, and CHC53415 Diploma of Leisure and Health qualifications is to support a specific occupation.
You can provide us with any initial feedback on the current qualifications by emailing details to [email protected].
Project fact sheet (Aged Care) Project fact sheet (Disability)
View the Terms of Reference and Technical Committee members.
Our Project Consultation Strategy has been finalised and is available to download.
This Functional Analysis report explores key roles in the aged care, disability and leisure and health sectors and identifies the skills and tasks which underpin them. Our analysis was informed by industry consultation, desktop research, job advertisement analysis, workforce capability frameworks, regulatory standards, modern award and policy changes, subject matter expert input, employer and worker interviews, and feedback from HumanAbility’s technical and industry advisory committees.
Functional analysis is a systematic process of evidence gathering, synthesis and validation. It focuses on the defining roles and work contexts in scope, reviewing existing workforce information, analysing patterns in tasks and responsibilities, engaging with sector stakeholders, and identifying the functions and sub-functions that describe how work is organised and carried out. Its insights will contribute to the draft training products which will be released through two rounds of public and government consultation.
Functional Analysis Report
Our updated draft qualifications, units of competency and skill sets will be made available for feedback.  
We will conduct 16 in person workshops and 5 online workshops tracking feedback and suggestions which we will record in a consultation log to be published online.