Entry Requirements

Education

You will need to have completed Year 12, or equivalent. Equivalency can be demonstrated by one of the following:

A qualification at Certificate III level or higher, OR

Two years of industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication.

Minimum age

You will need to be at least 18 years old.

English

This course involves reading learning content and undertaking a range of written assessments and engaging in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written communication. As such, entry to the course requires the successful completion of English to Year 12 level.

If you haven't successfully completed English at Year 12 level, you can demonstrate equivalency through one of the following:

• Successful completion of a Nationally Recognised Training qualification at Certificate III level or higher; or

• 3 years relevant industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication

Open Colleges recognises that not all people are able to read, write and perform calculations to the same standard. See the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Considerations section for more information on tools, resources and support services provided to by Open Colleges.

Equipment

The unit SHBBBOS003 - Provide body treatments, requires the use of Galvanic and high-frequency devices. This type of equipment will need to be utilised to complete the required treatments during your work placement. If your nominated host work placement does not have these devices, you may need to find another host work placement that has this equipment available to you or source the equipment independently. The cost of these units’ range between $50 and $150, below are some examples of suitable devices that can be purchased if required.

• Example: Galvanic Machine
• Example: High-Frequency Machine

Computing

You will need access to a computer and the internet and have basic computing skills. Minimum specifications for your computer are:

All users:

• Microsoft Office 2010 or equivalent

• Broadband internet connection

• 2GB of RAM

• CD-ROM or DVD drive

• Adobe Reader XI or equivalent

• Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher

• Access to printer and associated software

• Access to scanner and associated software

• Digital imaging software

• File compression software

Windows users:

• Microsoft Windows 7 or higher (Windows 8 recommended)

• 1 Ghz or faster processer (2GHz recommended)

Mac OS users:

• Mac OSX v10.5 or higher (Mac OSX v10.6 recommended)

• 1 Ghz or faster processer (2GHz recommended)

Skills

To successfully complete this course, you will require basic computing skills. This includes:

• Creating, saving and editing Microsoft Office documents.

• Accessing and searching the internet.

• Downloading and saving documents from websites.

• Uploading documents through websites.

• Participating in online discussions.

• Compressing image files.

• Connecting digital cameras and downloading and storing images.

Language, Literacy and Numeracy

Our free online assessment tool can help give you an idea of the language, literacy and numeracy skills needed to study a VET course. This tool can also help you determine your learning level and help you plan your future studies. You can access the Language, Literacy and Numeracy tool here.