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Regional Centre: CHENNAI
Objectives
Ageing is fact of life and its leads physical & mental change of an elderly. At this age, an elderly needs care and attention by understanding this change. Elderly Care course is a course that teaches you the skills and knowledge necessary to provide effective care to any elderly or disabled. And the lessons are sometimes about nurturing, love and compassion. Taking care of the elderly may be one of the most demanding, challenging and rewarding career within the health care sector. The course will be of great interest to professionals working as caregivers and who wish to ensure that that their skills are kept to a high standard, or those whose interests are inclined towards such a noble career in elderly care or disabled. After completion of this course, the learner becomes a care taker of elderly in Govt. or pvt. Hospitals, old age homes, NGO’s, or become an entrepreneur.
Medium of Instruction
Hindi and English
Entry Level
10th Pass or 8th pass with 2 yr experience in relevant area
Course Duration
One Year
Essential Course Duration
400 Hours
Course Fee
Rs. 6000/-
Course Components
| S.No | Title of Component | Essential Contact Hrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | ||
| 1 | Basic life sciences Aspects of aging General care and specific needs of elderly Yog for elderly |
100 | 300 |
Scheme of Examination
| S.No | Name of the subject / Modules | Time (in hrs.) | Marks | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | Theory | Practical | Internal Assessment | |||
| 1 | Basic life sciences (445) | 2 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 100 |
| 2 | Aspects of aging (446) | 2 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 100 |
| 3 | General care and specific needs of elderly(447) | 2 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 100 |
| 4 | Yog for elderly (448) | 2 | 3 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 100 |
Passing Criteria
| S.No | Name of the subject | Certification criteria (percentage) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | Internal Assessment | Aggregate in each paper module | ||
| 1 | Care for elderly (CCE) (445-448) | 40 | 60 | 60 | -- |
