Certificate I in Independent Living Skills

This course is designed to support students to:

Make healthy living choices and/or address potential issues such as:

* Being able to identify and apply simple first response treatments to common health problems

* Understand basic nutrition and use this knowledge to plan healthy meals for self and others.

The course will also assist students to develop knowledge of and skills in identifying housing/accommodation options and basic maintenance to maintain accommodation. This will also include an understanding of their rights and responsibilities as tenants.

Other units within the course will assist the students to develop their independence through developing skills and knowledge in areas such as:

* Understand and select appropriate technology for personal use including mobile phones, debit cards and applications

* Using technology to download and complete electronic forms

* Understanding how to protect one’s identity online

* Identify potential scams and/or unsafe online practices

* Being able to read and identify simple, familiar spatial information

* Follow oral instructions up to two steps

* Communicate oral instructions up to two steps

* Be able to write simple spatial information

* Be able to develop a personal budget using pre-populated spreadsheets

* Implement and monitor a personal budget making adjustments as necessary

* Select appropriate measuring equipment for a specific task

* Measure items (including food) to meet needs (ie recipies)

The course will provide participants with a range of knowledge, and skills such as:

* Basic fundamental knowledge and understanding of the skills needed to live independently

* Basic skills to participate in everyday life

* Cognitive and communication skills to receive, pass on and recall information in a narrow range of areas

* Technical skills involving the basic use of technology appropriate to living independently.

The application of these knowledge and skills are focused on a student becoming independent.