Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice - Draft 2

Project Summary

On 12 November 2021, the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) approved the following qualifications along with 55 Units of Competency:

HLT20121Certificate II in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
HLT30121 Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
HLT40121 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
HLT50221 Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Management
HLT60121 Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Management.

The AISC has asked the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Industry Reference Committee (IRC) to reconsider the Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice using the updated and approved Units of Competency. Therefore, SkillsIQ, under the direction of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker IRC, are consulting on an update of two practice qualifications the Certificate IV of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice and the Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice.

Please note that the purpose of this validation period is restricted solely to gaining stakeholder feedback on the Certificate IV of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice and the Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice.

Draft 1 consultation was conducted from the 16th of May to the 10th of June. Draft 2 validation of the Units of Competency and associated Assessment Requirements is open for public validation on the SkillsIQ Feedback Forum from Monday, 04 July 2022 to Friday, 15 July 2022. Due to strict submission timeframes for this project, this deadline is unable to be extended.

Throughout the validation period SkillsIQ will also be undertaking a number of activities to engage industry stakeholders and VET professionals in order to gather feedback. These will include a series of national information webinars. To attend a webinar, please select the most convenient time and date and register your details by clicking on the link below. Please register each attendee separately.

Each information session will provide the same presentation, we have just scheduled them at different times to allow you to choose the one that is convenient for you.

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Status - Closed for Feedback

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The Draft 2 validation process will seek feedback on the two proposed Practice qualifications. Further details in relation to proposed changes and key issues for consideration at the Draft 2 validation stage of this project are set out in the Validation Guide, which should be read in conjunction with the Draft 2 Training Package Products. This Guide is available for download at the bottom of this page.

Draft 2 of the two qualifications will be open for public validation from Monday, 04 July 2022 and will close at 5.00pm AEST on Friday, 15 July 2022. Due to strict submission timeframes for this project, this deadline is unable to be extended.

Validation Activities: Draft 2

Throughout the Draft 2 validation period, SkillsIQ will be undertaking a number of activities to engage with stakeholders in order to gather feedback. These will include a series of national validation webinars. To attend a webinar, each of which will contain the same presentation material, please select your preferred time and date and register your details by clicking on any of the links below. Please register each attendee separately.

Webinars:
Date Time
Webinar 1: Wednesday, 06 July 2022 10:30am -11:30am (AEST) - closed
Webinar 2: Thursday, 07 July 2022 4:00pm - 5:00pm (AEST) - closed

Following the close of the validation period, feedback received will be collated and provided to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker IRC. The IRC will review and confirm the changes required for the final submission to the Australian Industry & Skills Committee (AISC).

Further Information

Please refer enquiries regarding this project to:

Melinda Brown
E enquiries@skillsiq.com.au
P 02 9392 8100

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Attachments

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Training Products - Draft 2 Validation Guide

Draft 2 Webinar Slides

Recent Comments

Ashleigh Pawsey 15.07.2022

"The QNMU would like to thank SkillsIQ for the incorporation of previously provided feedback and will submit a general comment regarding the provided second drafts of the curriculum. Whilst some units incorporate first aid, as well as managing emergency and crisis situations into the curriculum; it is important to note that there does not appear to be much content geared towards working in the acute sector. This aligns with the traditional history of these positions being used primarily to support delivery of primary health care in communities. This is obviously reflected in the title of the course. Given that the Queensland Government has announced its intention to expand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker workforce and increase their presence and responsibilities within the tertiary and acute sector; the QNMU believes that the curriculum should incorporate more acute and tertiary healthcare perspectives to meet this planned expansion. There does need to be more content focused on working within the multidisciplinary team in a tertiary health environment, escalation of healthcare concerns in an acute environment and recognising and managing a deteriorating patient. Understanding the regulatory and professional requirements of other health practitioners such as supervision, delegation and scope of practice would be useful. Considering that the Queensland Government is proposing that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers provide education regarding vaccines, immunology, and pandemic virology, the QNMU believes there needs to be modules which address these issues. Given the recent history of proliferation of medical misinformation, in relation to the COVID pandemic as one example, particularly within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, this should also be in addition to a module relating to health research, education and advice and should embed critical thinking regarding medical information deeply within all aspects of the course. As always, the QNMU recommends that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker qualifications be modified, wherever possible, to align with the Diploma of Nursing and Advanced Diploma of Nursing qualifications (HLT54121 and HLT64121) to facilitate recognition of prior learning for health workers. The QNMU encourages this alignment to improve access to career progression pathways into nursing for example."