Free dementia care course
A campaign has been launched to promote a free accredited dementia education program to encourage aged care staff to increase...
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Partnership aims to bolster workforce
South Australia home care services provider Helping Hand has teamed with an Adelaide-based training college to offer career opportunities in...
Minister foreshadows big changes to aged care training
Workforce Minister Stuart Robert has foreshadowed significant changes to the way people are trained to work in aged care as...
Demand for coronavirus training impacting access
Users advised the new health department training resource on coronavirus works best in Google Chrome as heavy demand impedes access....
Govt launches infection control training
The Department of Health has developed a 30-minute online education course for care workers about protecting themselves and care recipients...
Provider offers traineeships to older workers
A South Australian aged care provider has teamed up with the state government and two training services to deliver a...
Spiritual care resource goes online
Spiritual care and ageing peak body Meaningful Ageing Australia has launched two online training resources that aim to equip aged...
Resource offers staff training on spiritual care
Australia’s peak body for spiritual care in ageing has produced a resource to help service providers train staff in residential...
Action needed on palliative care and dementia, say peaks
Dementia Australia and Palliative Care Australia have released a joint policy statement calling for improved awareness of the specific end-of-life...
Aged care targeted for e-safety education
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner is running free webinars to upskill aged care staff on how to recognise a...
Tackling dementia awareness in primary healthcare
An online training resource has been developed for practice nurses and GPs to support improved outcomes in dementia care. The...
Boosting aged care workers’ knowledge of diabetes
A series of education modules has been launched to better equip the aged care workforce to care for a growing...