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Health Training Australia (Inc) (HTA) is a Group Training and Registered Training Organisation operating under the sponsorship of the Australian Medical Association (WA) Inc. Established in 1997, HTA offers training and traineeship employment opportunities primarily in aged care, home and community care, and health support services occupations.

New Agreement Confirms Importance of Aged Care Training

The AMA (WA) has been selected as a preferred training provider by Aged and Community Services (WA) in a move which reflects a major step forward in the drive to improve the quality of training of aged and community care workers in WA.

A Memorandum of Understanding, which formally confirms the arrangement, was signed at AMA (WA) Nedlands headquarters between Health Training Australia and ACSWA on 11 August 2011.

HTA, a part of AMA (WA), has been a Registered Training Organisation for many years and provides high quality training solutions to aged care and community service providers.

ACSWA is the leading representative body for the aged care sector in Western Australia and has taken a significant stand in recent years to reform the sector, especially to increase the skills of those employed in aged care and community service areas.

Stephen Kobelke, CEO of ACSWA, said WA's aged and community care sector was committed to delivering high quality education, training and information services to assist in maintaining a sustainable and capable local workforce.

"We are particularly pleased that this partnership will enable both organisations to combine resources and leverage strengths, resources and knowledge to ensure the best possible training opportunities are offered for the aged and communit sector."

AMA (WA) President, Associate Professor David Mountain said, "I have no doubt that this agreement will provide a firm foundation for the development of future training opportunites and funding in this key sector. I also expect the signing of the MOU will see the relationship between HTA and ACSWA continue to flourish.

Pictured: ACSWA Chief Executive Officer Stephen Kobelke and AMA (WA) Executive Director Paul Boyatzis signing the MOU.

Fully Funded Training Available for Regional Western Australia

HTA has been successful in securing a contract with the Federal Department of Health and Ageing to deliver short courses in regional and rural Western Australia. The program is fully funded and has been put in place to provide accredited training to existing staff employed in Australian Government Funded approved providers of residential, community, multi-purpose and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander care in regional and rural WA.

Training provided under this program with lead to issue of Statement of Attainment for accredited units of competency under the Community Services Training Package.

HTA is offering a wide range of units/skills sets which can be completed under a self-paced or workshop based training program.

All nomination forms must be signed by an authorised person in the organisation.

For further details and nomination form click on the link below:

ACWVET Nomination Form