Health and social support
Year 10 to 12, Port Augusta Technical College
Speak to your school’s career counsellor or VET coordinator to apply.
SA's largest employing industry with 17,540 jobs in 2024
Get hands-on industry training, part-time
Get hands-on experience and all the skills you need to step straight into a career in health and social support.
Make a positive impact on the lives of others
Gain practical skills and real-world experience in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, patient care, rehabilitation techniques and infection control.
Hands-on learning, real-world skills and employer connections will set you up for career success.
Katina Athanasos
Port Augusta Technical College Lead
What you'll learn
All topics contribute to your VET qualifications and SACE.
- Workplace Practices: Introduction to Health Industries and Employability skills - 10 Stage 1 SACE credits.
- Exploring Identities and Futures: Online - 20 Stage 1 SACE credits
- First Aid and CPR Training: Learn essential life-saving skills.
Your school will support you to gain 10 days of work experience in collaboration with the college, giving you a taste of the real world!
- Workplace Practices: Employability skills program - 20 Stage 1 SACE credits.
- Activating Identities and Futures: Hybrid - 10 Stage 2 SACE credits.
- CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support - Ageing stream: 125 stage 2 SACE credits.
- Allied health short course: 20 stages 2 SACE credits.
- Enabling Studies Program: Option for students to transition to a higher education pathway without the need for an ATAR.
Your school will support you to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of work placement in collaboration with the college and the RTO, enhancing your practical experience.
Develop all the skills needed for employment or start the first year of university.
Fast-track your health and support services career.
Traineeship
Options can include:
- Health Support Worker
- Personal Servicing Worker
Transition into employment for careers such as:
- Allied health assistant
- Assistant in nursing
- Patient support worker
- Personal care worker.
University
Options can include:
- Bachelor of Nursing (pre-registration)
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Bachelor of Allied Health (Physiotherapy)
- Bachelor of Allied Health (Occupational Therapy)
- Bachelor of Allied Health (Speech Pathology)
- Bachelor of Psychological Science
Continue and complete your degree for careers such as:
- Nurse
- Occupational therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Social worker
- Speech therapist
- Psychologist
Leading employer partners
We've partnered with Eyre and Far North Local Health Network (EFNLHN), Flinders Upper North Local Health Network (FUNLHN) and Helping Hand to provide our graduates with guaranteed careers.
This is another way we can create a sustainable workforce in the future, while supporting young people to have a meaningful career
Julie Marron, Chief Executive Officer, Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
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We have so much support. The environment is warm and welcoming and I really feel like I belong.
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I feel prepared and confident for the next stage of my learning – employment and further VET training.
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Work readiness, problem-based learning, and mentoring have been key to growing my confidence.
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Port Augusta Technical College contact
Address: Hobby Avenue, Port Augusta SA 5700
Email: PtAugustaTechnicalCollege@schools.sa.edu.au
Phone: (08) 8647 3333