Graduate Certificate in Healthy Ageing

The Graduate Certificate in Healthy Ageing will provide you with the opportunity to obtain a qualification in healthy ageing that will enable you to venture into the rapidly growing market for health services that provide quality care to the ageing population.

These courses will focus on healthy ageing concepts such as preventable diseases, health promotion and active ageing to ensure that you graduate with the knowledge and skills to apply a holistic approach to the care of your clients/community.

The Graduate Certificate in Healthy Ageing would benefit those currently working in the health care, welfare sector or other area addressing the needs of the ageing population who wish to obtain a contemporary qualification to assist in their insight and knowledge to meet the needs of the ageing population.

Skills and knowledge obtained through this course are relevant and transferable specifically for those who find themselves dealing with members of the ageing population.

This could include (but not limited to) council planning positions, education providers, administration workers, tourism workers, health care or welfare workers.

Core Structure

Course Structure

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Core Structure

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To be eligible to graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Healthy Ageing, students are required to complete:

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Entry Requirements

1 A completed bachelor degree in any discipline from an Australian university or college or equivalent;

2. A recognised diploma and two years relevant work experience plus recognised prior learning (RPL) involving continuous professional development as evidenced by at least one of the following:

• Significant contribution to industry;
• Promotion in the workplace;
• Recognition by a professional body;
• Community/industry leadership
• Receipt of significant prizes and/or awards;
• Personal references that attest to the applicants high level performance in the workplace/industry/community, or
• Publications/patents/copyright.

1. A minimum of five years relevant professional experience with considerable recognised prior learning (RPL) in a relevant area involving continuous professional development as evidenced by at least two or more of the following:

• Significant contribution to industry;
• Promotion in the workplace;
• Recognition by a professional body;
• Community/industry leadership
• Receipt of significant prizes and/or awards;
• Personal references that attest to the applicants high level performance in the workplace/industry/community, or Publications/patents/copyright.

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa or USA you are required to meet the English Language Prerequisite by:

• an academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) completed within the last 2 years (from the term you are applying to start) with a minimum achievement of 6.5 across all bands and overall; OR
• a secondary or university qualification which is not more than 5 years old (from the term you are applying for entry into) with a satisfactory level of achievement of at least 2 years in duration from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa or USA.

International students should visit www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information including English language requirements

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Assumed Knowledge

English

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Core Learning Outcomes

• 1.
• Analyse the implications of the current and future demographics of the ageing population in domestic and international contexts.
• 2.
• Critically examine current practices/policies that are in place to address the rapidly increasing ageing population at a local, national and international level, highlighting areas for further development.
• 3.
• Critically analyse the practice of reflection to assess your own practice as an approach to continual development.
• 4.
• Demonstrate critical thinking using advanced professional communication and collaboration skills appropriate for your work environment or area of interest and the older person.
• 5.
• Adopt and practice appropriate professional and ethical standards demonstrating personal responsibility, accountability and professional judgement in recognising the older person’s needs.
• 6.
• Develop a problem solving approach to address issues within the context of healthy ageing.