Richard Fielder - Certificate III in Aged Care

Coming from a self-employed career in landscape gardening/horticulture, Richard realised that he was running out of energy for the physical side this kind of work requires and needed a career change.  He was also looking for more people contact/interaction with local community and hoping to feel more useful and gain a sense of fulfilment from his job.  A friend of his did the Certificate III in Aged Care course with Byron College a few years ago and recommended that he give it a try,so earlier this year Richard enrolled to prepare himself for the start his new career. 

So far he has really enjoyed his experiences and enjoys the different teaching styles, through role-play for example, where you get to experience putting yourself in other people’s shoes.  He always feels uplifted after class having been with like-minded people learning new skills.  He thinks this is a great course to learn acceptance of people and to be less judgemental and would highly recommend it to anyone who feels they want to reach out to others in a meaningful and fulfilling career.  Sure, there will be challenges, but they help to keep you on your toes. 

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