Traineeship programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health care and community services: Information for Providers

This information sheet provides details about the Indigenous Health Workforce Traineeship (IHWT) and the First Nations Health Worker Traineeship (FNHWT) programs for Grantees responsible for delivering the programs.

Indigenous Health Workforce Traineeship Program is funded $11.5 million for 3 years to 30 June 2027 providing funding to approved National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation affiliate  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander  Community Controlled Health organisations, and equivalent organisations in each state and territory to support wages and course facilitation costs for people to complete Certificate II to Diploma level qualifications while undertaking a traineeship with an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. The First Nations Health Worker Traineeship program is administered by National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation through funding of up to $57 million to 31 December 2027  to support 500 new First Nations Aboriginal Health Workers and Health Practitioners to be trained to work in primary health care while building the capacity of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Registered Training Organisations.

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