The Department of Health has launched an online training course explaining how COVID-19 infections can be controlled.
“This program is free to everyone and especially recommended for people working in the healthcare sectors,” the Department said. “It’s quick to do and costs nothing.”
“COVID-19 has brought new challenges in the way we work, particularly for people who care for others day-to-day.”
The Department said the training program had already produced results at the Birrelee Multifunctional Aboriginal Children’s Service, a long day care centre in Tamworth, NSW.
Manager, Rachael Phillips said staff were feeling more confident and able to carry out the Centre’s policies to keep everyone safe after taking the online course.
“For them, the reliable nature of the training made it essential. The short length and being able to do it online on a phone made it easy — and the interesting information made it stick,” Ms Phillips said.
“We have to stay up to date with all the changes coming through, which is a lot when you’re in childcare during COVID.”
She said there was so much information online that was wrong as well as some panic and fear.
“Once we did the infection control training, we were more at ease about why we have certain processes and how to protect ourselves,” Ms Phillips said.
“We felt more equipped to correct misinformation for some families, answer their questions and back up our policies which were already in place.”
The Department’s online training program can be accessed at this PS News link.
