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Aged / Disability Care Worker
VCE or VCE VM
Aged/Disability Care Workers provide support to elderly people by assisting with daily activities and personal tasks. This often includes providing support with eating, showering, dressing, tidying and cleaning. Aged/Disability Care Workers can work from their client’s home or a residential care facility.
SUBJECTS TO TAKE
Recommended subject mix at Salesian, Years 11 and 12.
Year 11
- English
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Health and Human Development / Certificate 3 VET Course
- Religion and Society
- Free Choice Subject
Year 12
- English
- Health and Human Development / Certificate 3 VET Course
- Biology
- Free Choice Subject
- Free Choice Subject
Booklet recommendations — final subject offerings depend on what runs each year. Talk to your Oratory Leader, subject teachers and the Careers Coordinator before locking in.
AT-SCHOOL PATHWAYS
Programs available within Salesian.
Specialist program (SBAT)
Industry Pathways Program — Aged Care, Health
VET options
- Certificate 3 in Individual Support
- Certificate 3 in Allied Health
- Certificate 3 in Health Services Assistance
AFTER SCHOOL
University courses and alternative routes in.
University courses
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Bachelor of Social Science
Alternative pathways into university
- Diploma of Nursing / Bachelor of Nursing
- Diploma of Nursing
RELATED CAREERS
Other careers in similar territory — many use overlapping subjects.