Free training courses for aged care workers
There are a number of free training courses available for people working in aged care, including short online courses on culturally appropriate dementia care.
The Department of Health and Aged Care has reminded providers of free training courses available for anyone working in aged care this month, with topics including:
- quality standards and how to apply them
- dementia care
- food and nutrition in aged care homes
- palliative care education
- trauma-informed care.
The full list of courses can be found here.
There is also a series of free online course provided through the Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra – partners in culturally appropriate care NSW/ACT – that will provide information and tools to improve inclusion of older people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living with dementia.
Courses include:
- culturally inclusive service delivery
- working with new and emerging communities
- working with a diverse workforce
- culture and dementia
- culture and trauma informed care.
More information can be found here.
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