CHC33021 · Ageing and Disability
Certificate III in Individual Support
Trained online from the Pacific by a team of Australian and Islander educators, then finish with a practical placement in Australia.
Program at a glance
Who this program is for
You are based in the Pacific
Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Samoa or elsewhere in the region. You can begin the course from home.
You want a care career
Aged care and disability support are growing fields, and this qualification is the entry point into them.
You are ready to study
You can commit to 20 live online sessions and complete written and practical assessment.
You can meet the requirements
Get migration advice first, then a visitor visa, Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening and Working With Children Check before you travel.
Built on what we already know
Aged care and disability support are not new skills for Pacific Islanders. They are the skills we grow up with, practised at home. This program gives them a certificate.
Caring for our elders
In Pacific families, looking after parents, grandparents and community elders is already a way of life. This qualification turns that knowledge into recognised skills you can be paid for.
Family and community
Wantok in Papua New Guinea and the Solomons, vuvale in Fiji, aiga in Samoa — care has always been the work of a family, not one person. You learn alongside a team who understand that.
Talanoa
Talanoa means talking openly and honestly, with respect. Your free one-on-one time with a trainer is a talanoa: a chance to speak freely, ask anything, and be guided.
Our past students
Pacific Islanders who have already walked this path with Equinox College.
Where you'll train in Australia
Your five practical weeks are based at our Caboolture South Campus in South East Queensland — between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, and about 40 minutes from Brisbane Airport.
Get migration advice before you enrol
Before you enrol, get migration advice to make sure you are eligible for a visa to come to Australia. A registered migration agent will be available to help.
Free information session
Open to all candidates.
Date to be announced
Enrollee session
For enrolled participants.
Session 10 of the program
All candidates are encouraged to contact us and make an appointment to discuss their options before enrolling.
Our partner migration agents
Partner agent 1
Registered migration agent — details coming soon
- MARN: to be confirmed
- Contact: to be confirmed
Partner agent 2
Registered migration agent — details coming soon
- MARN: to be confirmed
- Contact: to be confirmed
Migration advice is provided independently by a registered migration agent. No visa outcome is promised.
Who will train you
You are taught by a team of educators from both sides of the Pacific. Australian trainers bring the qualification, the assessment standards and current facility experience. Islander trainers bring the same journey behind you, and support you through the study and the move.
Australian educators
Trainers with Australian aged care and disability experience, who know the qualification, the assessment requirements and what Australian facilities expect.
Islander educators
Pacific Islander trainers who have made the same journey, and who support you with the study, the language and the practicalities of living away from home.
One team, both sides
You are not passed between two providers. The Australian and Islander educators plan and deliver the program together.
Why join
Taught by Australian and Islander educators
Learn from a mixed team of Australian and Pacific Islander trainers, so you can ask questions in terms that make sense to you.
Studied from home
Live online sessions mean you can start while you are still living and working in the Pacific.
Digital skills
Build confidence studying and working with online tools.
Real aged care experience
Three weeks of placement in an Australian aged care facility.
Australian workplaces
See how Australian care workplaces operate, from the inside.
A pathway you can plan around
Know the course fees, the placement dates and your own travel and living costs before you commit.
Completing this program does not guarantee employment, sponsorship or a visa.