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Course Information

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Care of the Older Person

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code I68

This course is ideally suited to nurses, other health professionals or those wanting to develop knowledge and expertise in the care of older adults in a variety of settings. The global ageing population continues to grow rapidly, creating both increased demands on aged care service delivery and opportunities for innovation to provide high quality care and services that meet the needs and expectations of older adults. The course aims to develop excellence in leadership, innovation and contemporary care delivery to older adults, to meet the rapidly increasing demand for highly skilled aged care professionals.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate specialised knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of audiences in the field of older adult care and service delivery.
2. Apply independent decision-making skills in the analysis and evaluation of complex problems to generate innovative solutions in the context of older adult care and service delivery.
3. Demonstrate leadership skills by initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating activities in the field of older adult care and service delivery.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 6)

• Bachelor degree; or
• Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 5)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic with a minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
• Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
• Pearson English Test (PTE) Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
• TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
  • 24 for listening
  • 24 for reading,
  • 27 for writing, and
  • 23 for speaking;
• Bachelor degree from an approved country;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

Note:  English tests must be completed within 2 years of the proposed course commencement date and additional requirements may apply in relation to acceptable number of test sittings.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have a Bachelor degree; or equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience, and all applicants must also submit a current curriculum vitae including two professional references.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate Award.

Course Duration

• Part Time: 1 Year

Course Delivery

• Online: Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Yvonne MIDDLEWICK

Course Structure