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If you’re keen to join the rapidly growing aged care industry, now is the time! Study with IRT Academy and you’ll learn job-ready skills and gain a nationally recognised aged care qualification.
Our blended face to face/virtual classes start from August 2023 at our IRT Academy locations.
These qualifications offer a blend of in-person learning experiences with online work and scheduled progression through course content and activities.
This qualification will give you the hospitality foundation skills necessary to work in an assistant role in a health, aged or residential care setting. It's the perfect starting point for a rewarding career in providing health services support.
This qualification will build your skills to a higher level and position you for career advancement. These qualifications are part of an exciting career pathway into nursing and many other roles in the fastest growing industry in Australia.
IRT Academy offers a range of self-directed courses that give you complete flexibility over when and where you study your aged care course with us.
Whether it’s starting a new career, upskilling your current job or educating your team, IRT Academy can help.
We have been a registered training organisation delivering accredited and non-accredited aged care courses for over 25 years.
We offer guaranteed and arranged work placement in one of our IRT aged care centres in order for you to complete your required hours of placement.
Our expert educators have extensive experience working in the industry and training aged care and home care staff.
Streamline your learning to employment opportunities by learning with a provider who is also an employer.
As part of the 2021 National Student Outcomes Survey, our qualification completers at IRT Academy were asked about their experience of studying with us and subsequent employment.
95% were employed after training. Of these, 78% received at least one job-related benefit such as a promotion or increased earnings.
98% were satisfied with their training overall
92% of our graduates would recommend IRT Academy to a friend
Are you keen to start an aged care course at a time that suits you? Our self-directed courses give you the flexibility to study online anywhere, anytime, and learn at your own pace. An industry specialist trainer and IRT Academy support staff are with you all the way.
This qualification is the best way to start your career in aged care and prepares you to perform the basic aged care worker skills. You will be qualified for positions in both residential aged care and home care services.
We offer various state and territory subsidised training programs to assist you with course fees.
Submit your state/territory funding eligibility application using the online form below.
NSW residents: visit https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au for more information.
ACT residents: visit https://www.act.gov.au/skills/students for more information.
IRT Academy RTO Code 90456
