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    Allied Health Assistance courses

    As an allied health assistant your role is to support allied health practitioners in providing therapeutic care to patients. Depending on your choice ...

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    • Certificate IIIAllied Health Assistance

      HLT33021-01

      Understand the role of an allied health assistant in the healthcare industry and work under allied health professionals. Provide assistance with therapeutic and program-related support to clients in aged care, disability and other health settings.

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    • Certificate IVAllied Health Assistance

      HLT43021-01

      Support allied health professionals to provide therapeutic and program-related support to clients in healthcare settings. Become an allied health assistant and learn specialisation topics like rehab and reablement, movement and mobility, communication and swallowing, and nutrition and dietetics.

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    • Certificate IVAllied Health Assistance (Communication and Swallowing Support)

      HLT43021-03

      Support speech pathologists as an allied health assistant with a specialisation in communication and swallowing. Contribute to the delivery of client's treatment programs including management of swallowing impairments and using communication systems.

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    • Certificate IVAllied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetic Support)

      HLT43021-02

      Support nutrition and dietetics professionals as an allied health assistant in healthcare settings. Contribute to client’s management of nutritional risk and support the provision of basic nutritional advice. Gain invaluable experience in your work placement.

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    Allied health assistance course information

    It’s easy to balance work and study with a TAFE NSW allied healthcare assistance course.

    • Online courses at TAFE NSW are delivered through virtual classrooms which allow you to study wherever suits you best. Ou...
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    Who is an allied health assistance course good for?

    Allied health assistance courses suit people with skills in listening, organisation and time management. You also want to be an effective communicator with patience and empathy.

    The physical nature of many alli...

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    Allied health assistance career paths

    Investing your time and energy into an allied healthcare assistance course provides you with several great career options to choose from:

    • An allied health assistant provides support to various healthcare prac...
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    Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

    How do I enrol?

    At TAFE NSW you can apply or enrol to do a course.

    If your course has no entry requirements, you can enrol directly. If there are entry requirements, you will need to apply to be accepted for a position in the course.

    1. Go to the TAFE NSW website to view the course you are interested in
    2. Check if there are any entry requirements, as you may be asked to supply additional information
    3. Select a course location to progress your enrolment
    4. Follow the prompts to complete
    5. You will receive an email confirming your enrolment or application status

    If you need further assistance with your enrolment, contact TAFE NSW Student Services on 131 601 between 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday.

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