Aged Care Program Launch for National Skills Needs
Release: 3rd August 2009
Esset Australia is pleased to announce the launch of new projects in Community & Residential Aged Care Workforce Development.
Community Aged Care Workforce Development Program
The Community Aged Care Workforce Development program strengthens the skills and knowledge of aged care workers who provide home-based care to frail older Australians with complex care needs, including the provision of care in their own ethnic and Indigenous communities.
The program aims to provide up to 8,700 training places over four years to assist aged care workers to attain accredited aged care related certificate courses.
Esset Australia has secured 39 full certificate places across Victoria and Tasmania.
The qualifications being targeted are:
- Certificate III in Home and Community Care;
- Certificate IV in Service Coordination - Ageing and Disability
The Better Skills for Better Care Program assists approved providers of residential aged care services to meet their training requirements by funding training for personal care workers involved in direct care of residents in residential aged care facilities.
A total of 18,100 places have been funded for personal care workers over four years to upgrade or obtain full certificate qualifications.
Esset Australia has secured 89 of these places covering 34 residential care facilities located in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria New South Wales and Tasmania.
The qualifications being targeted are:
- Certificate III in Aged Care Work;
- Certificate IV in Aged Care Work;
- Certificate IV in Community Services (Lifestyle & Leisure);
Mr Phill Bevan, Managing Director of Esset Australia, describes the initiative "is focused on the delivery of national qualifications to support workers as they provide quality care to a diverse range of clients. The qualifications, covering home and community care, residential care and also service coordination principles, will quality some participants for the first time, and upgrade the skills of and qualifications of existing workers in a wide range of key service provision areas.
The training initiative, funded by the Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing, will address the barriers some workers face in order to obtain skills and qualifications with a range of training and assessment methods being implemented to deliver the qualifications. The predominant method will be face to face on the job which can provide the flexibility of delivery desired for the completion of these qualifications."
Esset Australia delivers courses and qualifications across all Australian states & territories, utilising the latest in distance, blended learning and e-learning strategies to ensure participants are supported through their program and achieve a high educational outcome.In addition to holding full Australian government registration and accreditation for national courses, Esset Australia also holds ISO 9001:2000 International Quality Assurance certification, demonstrating the organisation's commitment to the highest standards in education provision and client satisfaction.
Esset Australia's industry focused provision of skill development programs has led to numerous state and national industry accreditations, including the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA), Liquor Licensing Tasmania and Victoria and the Health Training Solutions initiative in association with AMA Victoria, AMA South Australia, AMA Tasmania, AMA Queensland and AMA ACT.
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