Resources

The Enabling Risk workbook introduces the concept of risk enablement, showing support workers how to balance positive risk-taking with minimising harm so people with cognitive disabilities can pursue meaningful activities.

This catalogue brings together learning modules and education resources from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to support workforce capability under the Aged Care Act 2024. Resources are organised by key learning areas, including cultural safety, helping providers quickly identify training needs and select appropriate education options.

This training module from Ausmed explores how to align with the Statement of Rights in the upcoming Aged Care Act by providing person-centred, rights-based care that values individual needs, preferences and autonomy. It includes key principles, benefits and practical strategies to enhance wellbeing, social connection and quality of life.

This training module from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and Rise Articulate explores the core rights and principles of the new Aged Care Act 2024 and provides practical guidance on how to apply them across your organisation.

This free to access course from the University of Tasmania contains 21 hours of content that can be completed at your own pace. It is relevant to workers and carers, containing four modules related to dementia.

These free eLearning programs from the National Diabetes Service Scheme are designed to support those working with First Nations communities, offering practical tools, lived experience, and strategies to improve care and connection.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides details of the training available in relation to the Aged Care Act.

The dementia training program by Dementia Training Australia offers a national approach to accredited education, upskilling, and professional development in dementia care.

A free, digital certificate developed by AusMed for the Australian aged care workforce that enables sector-wide standardisation of eight core mandatory training areas. A staff member can carry it with them from one employer to the next to evidence that they have completed mandatory training relevant to and recognised by the sector.

This freely accessible online program provided by the Maggie Beer Foundation aims to educate and train aged care staff and providers in creating and supplying nutritious and appetising meals to residents. They also provide other tools such as food satisfaction questionnaires to evaluate the meal service and membership of a professional community.