Calvary Silver Circle

Calvary Training Institute

Calvary Training Institute (CTI) is an integral part of Calvary Silver Circle. As a Registered Training Organisation (RTO - TOID 21786), Calvary Training Institute delivers a range of nationally accredited courses for people wanting to or already working in home and community care, aged care, and disability services. CTI also provides accredited training in service coordination and management skills, and a range of short courses.

Our vision
To deliver cutting edge training to those working in or wishing to work in this sector, to ensure all clients receive sensitive and individual care from trained and skilled staff.

Who are we?
CTI is a team of professional training staff, specialising in adult learning and in community care training requirements. They are supported by a skilled administrative team working with one of the largest private providers of home care services. CTI has won a number of awards and commendations including 2007, SCTI - achieved a Highly Recommended Award for Creating a Learning Culture at Community Services & Health Industry Training Awards and the Trainee of the Year award in 2006.

We offer training for all Calvary Silver Circle staff and external organisation, tailoring to your particular requirements.

Our training is practical, work based, empowering, fun and rewarding. We are supportive and encouraging of those returning to study in middle years and recognise existing skills and build on them. We use real situations, real problems in discussion and work through strategies to assist in providing outcomes. Participants will have opportunity to immediately apply learning to workplace and then reflect on experience.

Our trainers and assessors are qualified, skilled, experienced, and supportive.

• All CTI staff have worked in the industry– they are hands on people
• All CTI staff are qualified educators and assessors exceeding the Australian Quality Training Framework requirements for training professionals
• All CTI staff have tertiary qualifications in fields such as nursing, social work, occupational therapy or management

What we offer:

• Full certificate and specific competencies in:
  • Certificate 3 in Home and Community Care, Disability, Aged Care Certificate IV in Disability
• Diploma of Management
  • Workplace assessors
• Consultants to help you determine your training needs
• Industry specific training

Training delivered

• CHC30308 Certificate III in Home and Community Care
• CHC30208 Certificate III in Aged Care
• CHC30408 Certificate III in Disability
• CHC40308 Certificate IV in Disability
• BSB51107 Diploma of Management

All of these certificates and the diploma courses are nationally recognised and are offered free to Calvary Silver Circle staff and at a competitive cost to other organisations or individuals. These courses are also offered under the government approved traineeship scheme. CTI can assist individuals or organisations with information about this scheme.

• Continuing education programs
  Designed to deliver either competencies from the Community Services Training Package including the Certificate 3/4/ Diploma levels or tailored topics selected according to training needs analysis.

• Workshops
  Designed to meet the needs of employers and employees in residential care, acute care or home and residential care settings.

• Dementia care training
  Tailored to suit the needs of staff working in the home, acute care or in residential care. A nationally recognised competency from the Community Services Training Package. Delivered by experts in the field focusing on the person centred approach.

• Consultancies
  Let our skilled staff assist you with identifying your training needs and providing tailored programs for your organisation.

Why choose us to train your staff?
We are:

• Qualified and skilled in providing training tailored to your needs
• Practical and hands on
• Able to link class based learning to the workplace
• People who know the sector and the issues confronting staff
• Creative and fun to train with
• Supportive

Teaching methods
Our teaching is creative, empowering, flexible and supportive. We specifically cater to the needs of those who are of mature years and who have not studied since leaving school. We are facilitators and mentors and draw on the experience of our learners.

We offer a variety of learning models which include:

• On and off the job training
• Workplace assessment
• Role plays
• Simulations
• Class discussions
• Group work
• Lectures
• Videos
• Presentations
• Field visits
• Self directed learning
• Workbooks

Outcomes

• Client satisfaction
• Student satisfaction
• Employer satisfaction
• Staff retention
• Increased job satisfaction
• Skilled staff
• Increased confidence and self esteem
• Workers who are able to work with clients with high needs
• Qualified workforce meeting standards of the industry

Convenient Delivery

• CTI can provide training for your staff. We are happy to discuss your needs, provide training for individuals or groups and offer it in your facility at times suitable to you.
• CTI can customise courses to meet your needs. We can offer full certificate courses, be the RTO of choice for your trainees and work in partnership with you.
• CTI can provide training on a competency by competency basis.
• CTI can design and deliver workshops tailored to your needs

For more information contact us to discuss your requirements.

Earn as you Learn!
Join our Traineeship Program.

What is a Traineeship?
It is a Commonwealth funded incentive scheme that enables our company to provide eligible support workers with the opportunity to obtain a nationally recognised Certificate 3 while being paid for on and off the job training. To be eligible you must:

• Be working a minimum of 15 hours a week
• Be able to sustain these hours for the duration of the traineeship
• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• Have no other prior qualification equivalent to or greater than a Certificate 3. This includes qualifications gained overseas.

Interested?
Contact us to discuss this wonderful opportunity or get more information.
Calvary Training Institute has training centres in metropolitan Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and in rural areas in NSW, Victoria, and South Australia. We also deliver training in the Northern Territory, and elsewhere by distance learning to optimise access for students to training.