ART WORK

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ART WORK
Strong Communities Artwork
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OLD STANDARDS COVER

• Final Draft

96 standards front cover
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Examples of Competency Units

• Advocate for Individuals Families
• Demonstrate Safe working Practices
• Work with others to deliver effective health
  outcomes
• Provide Informal Training
• Maintain Records
• Use Office Technology and Equipment

• Provide First Aid
• Deliver Counselling
• Respond to Community Emergencies
• Deliver Environmental Health Care
• Deliver health Ed and Promotion
• Deliver Interpreting Service

Cert III in Aboriginal HealthWork

• Collect Information on Communitys Health
• Provide Accident and Emergency care
• Provide General Health Care
• Provide a Screening Service
• Use Medical Equipment
• Respond to Medical Emergencies
• Deliver Nutritional Health Care

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What are Qualifications?

• Qualifications list core and elective
  competencies required to undertake a group of
  work roles

Elective Competencies
Qualification
Core Competencies
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PATHWAYS
Advanced Health Work
Careers in Related Health Area
Health Worker qualifications
Careers in Community Services
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HW
What Reviewed Standards Mean
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Health Care Work
Health Services
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Aug Oct 03
First Draft Validation
First Draft
Research Stakeholder Engagement
National IndustryReference Group
Second Draft
Final Draft Endorsement
Second Draft Validation
Final Draft
Qualifications Available
Nov - Dec 03
Jun 04
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Australian National Training Authority
Executive Partnership CSHTA / OATSIH / NACCHO
National Industry Reference Group
State Territory Working Groups
Aboriginal Health Worker and Torres Strait
Islander Health Worker Project Steering Committee
Project Co-ordinator, CSHTA State Territory
Project Co-ordinators Technical Writing Team
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Key Activities for Participation

• State / Territory Working Groups
• National Industry Reference Group
• Information Sessions
• Use survey forms to provide information
• Use project website (www.cshta.com.au) to
• Follow progress
• Access drafts
• Access Issues Register and Source Document
  Register
• Review draft qualifications
• as a Validation Site
• through Employer Groups / Unions / Peak Bodies
• as an individual or informal group
• Make contact with Project Manager or State /
  Territory Project Co-ordinator

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Key Contacts

• Project Co-ordinator Natalie Collison, (CSHTA)
• 02 9263 3589
• State Territory Project Co-ordinators
• ACT, Craig Dukes, Winnunga, 02 6262 6239
• NSW, James Ward, AHMRC, 02 9698 1099
• NT, Barbara Pitman, HSTAC, 08 8981 2550
• QLD, Tracy Worrall, CSHITC, 07 3234 0190
• SA, Daniel Dollard, AHCSA, 08 8431 4800
• TAS (not yet decided)
• VIC, Petah Atkinson, VACCHO, 04 0182 7315
• WA, Ollie Smith, WAACCHO, 08 9202 1393
• Project Website www.cshta.com.au

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Qualifications - Skilled workers - Better Services
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Additional options slides follow
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Australian Qualifications Framework
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Assessment and Training
against
Old Training System
Curriculum or Course
CompetencyStandards
Assessment
Qualifications
against
New Training System
CompetencyStandards
Assessment
Qualifications
TrainingStrategies
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Structure of Health Training Package
Electives
Health Technicians- Anthestetic- Orthopaedic-
General Health Service Delivery
Population Health - Health Promotion-
Environmental Hlth- Nutrition
Complementary and Alternative Health-
Homoeopathy- Massage-
Common competencies
Pharmacy
Ambulance
Dental
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Structure of Competency Standards
Competency standards have 5 parts
1. unit of competency (the title or name of the
unit) 2. elements (tasks that make up the
competency 3. performance criteria or outcome of
what a worker actually does 4. range of variables
provides additional information to make the
competency clearer and provides examples of
situations the competency might cover 5. evidence
guide provides information for the assessment of
the competency including underpinning knowledge
and skills
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Slide Show summary
1. Introduction 2. What came before this
project? 3. What are competency standards 4. What
is a qualification 5. What is a career
pathway? 6. How is a qualification put
together? 7. Where do we get information about
Health Worker roles? 8. How do we get the
information? 9. What are the steps in
consultation? 10. Who is managing the
project? 11. How will the project be
successful? 12. How can I get involved? 13.
Summary of the project objectives 14. Additional
Slides 15. AQF 16. Assessment 17. Qualifications
and Competency Standards 18. Structure of
Qualifications 19. Structure of Health Training
Package 20. Structure of Competency Standards 21.
Slide show summary