Infection prevention and control procedures developed for the healthcare and allied industries form the basis of this course. Now available for contemporary settings and suitable for all workplaces this course will help you quickly implement best practice virus and bacteria prevention and control measures.
Learn the skills and knowledge required to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures. This nationally accredited training includes implementing standard and transmission-based precautions; responding to standard and transmission-based events and responding to infection risks.
This course is essential in developing your workplace health and safety capacity.
Ideal for
Individuals working in health and direct client care contexts. However, it has application to a broad range of industries in our current COVID-19 environment.
Please note this course has assessment requirements that must be completed in a workplace.
What you will learn:
• hand hygiene and care of hands
• use of personal protective equipment
• handling of waste
• enforcing clean and contaminated zones
• limitation of contamination
• surface cleaning for infection control
• identify infection hazards and assess risks
• best practice virus and bacteria infection and control
• where to find reliable and trustworthy information
Upon successful completion students will receive a statement of attainment in – HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
About our teachers
Our trainers are fully qualified to deliver nationally recognised training and are highly experienced in their area of expertise.
What you will need
• a computer to participate in online learning
• workplace, organisation policies and procedures
• ability to video your assessment or participate in a video conference (smartphone) OR access to a workplace supervisor to observe and monitor your performance
This is nationally accredited training. You will need:
• a unique student identifier (USI), and
• to send us a copy of your photo id.
Nominal hours: 25
Call us on 9387 7400 if you need any help.
Please note:
For your convenience, information about class cancellations or changes are made initially via email and SMS. Please ensure your details are correct.