Individual Support (Advantages & Disadvantages between new and old certificates)
There is a system that after a certain period of time The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) come up with the same certificate name but with a different code. For instance, Certificate III in individual support is exactly like that. The colleges provide the same certificate III with two different code. Currently the codes are CHC33015 & CHC33021. CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support (Old Version) and CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support (New Version). Though this courses are for same purposes but there are few advantage you might enjoy by pursuing the CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support.
Range of Career Opportunity - Obtaining a CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support qualification supports you in gaining the necessary skill sets, and a diverse range of career opportunities open up for you in different job roles and duties. For example, this one certificate can help you to find job both in Ageing and Disability Industry as in CHC33021 Certificate III in Individuals have some units like CHCDIS020-Work effectively in disability support that is for disability industry.
Save Money- Since CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support allows you to work both in Ageing Industry and disability industry so by pursuing CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support you can save money by not taking any separate Certificate for Ageing and Disability Industry because CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support Covers Ageing and Disability.
But still if you need the old one, if your existing company wants you to submit the old one version Certificate III in Individual Support and if you made a self-made choice that you want to take the old version that is CHC33015-Certificate III in Individual Support you can take this but you have to keep in mind that college will issue this certificate in back date and you might find difficulties in future as some companies may not be ready to accept the old version CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support and they might ask for CHC33021 Certificate III in Individual Support.