About workforce education and training
To support the delivery of palliative care in Australia, we fund organisations to produce resources and deliver education and training courses. These resources and programs focus on palliative care skills and competencies that are common to everyone. This includes:
- the principles of palliative care
- end of life care
- ethical and legal issues
- communication skills
- psychosocial and spiritual issues
- identifying and controlling symptoms
- multidisciplinary care and teamwork.
Specialised palliative care training can increase your knowledge and skills to communicate with and contribute to the care of people who have a life limiting illness.
You can access education and training through:
- online or in-person courses and training programs
- in-service training
- professional colleges’ continuing professional development (CPD) programs.
Training programs
There are education and training programs available for primary care and aged care workers. Find a program that is relevant to your role, scope of practice, and learning needs.
Primary care training
- Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA)
- Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U)
- Indigenous Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (IPEPA)
- Advance Project
- End-of-life Essentials
- End of Life Law for Clinicians
- Care Search
- Palliative Care Outcome Collaboration - Primary care
- Primary Care Toolkit – End of Life Directions for Aged Care
- National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services - Palliative Care Australia
Aged care training
- Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U)
- Equip Aged Care Learning Package
- Talking End of Life ...with people with intellectual disability (TEL)
- palliAGED
- Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program
- Linkages Program - ELDAC.
Find more information about training pathways and learning opportunities for primary care and aged care workers.
Palliative care education and training opportunities for primary care and aged care workers
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