Essential Skills has a range of programs available for community services organisations to suit the needs of your business and team.
These programs have been developed to assist in skill development for organisations, to improve the quality of service delivery and assist in meeting your registration compliance requirements. Programs can be delivered on site or your staff can come to us in Warabrook.
A number of these programs have the option of a practical skills checklist which can be delivered as part of the training program. Copies of the completed checklists are provided to the organisation as evidence of skills demonstrated.
Sessions have a maximum of 20 participants. If you choose a skills checklist, group sizes are limited to 10 participants to allow for assessment of each individual.
| Program | Duration | Skills Checklist |
| Bowel Care | 2 hours | Yes – Administer suppository and enema safely. Duration increases to 3.5 hours. |
| Enteral Feeding P.E.G | 2 hours | Yes – Using a feeding pump correctly. Duration increases to 4 hours. |
| Severe Dysphagia Management | 2 hours | Yes – Safe food prep and testing for Dysphagia Duration increases to 3.5 hours. |
| Stoma Care | 2 Hours | Yes – Changing an ostomy bag competency Duration increases to 3.5 hours |
| Medication Awareness | 2 Hours | Yes – Administer Oral Medications from Webster Pack, Oral Liquids or Inhalers. Duration increases to 3.5 hours |
| Elder Abuse – compulsory reporting | 2 hours | No |
| Changed Behaviour | 2 hours | No |
| Nutrition & Hydration | 2 hours | No |
| Infection Control | 2 hours | Yes – Handwashing Duration increases to 3 hours. |
| Diabetes | 2 hours | Yes – Taking a blood glucose level. Using and Insulin Pen. Duration increases to 3.5 hours. |
| Clinical Skills | 3 hours | Yes – Temperature, Blood pressure & Urinalysis. |
| Mandatory Training | 3 hours | No |
| Epilepsy and Midazolam Seizure Emergencies | 2 hours | Yes – Administer Buccal Midazolam. Duration increases to 3.5 hours. |
| Recognising Delirium | 2 hours | No |
| Understanding the Aged Care Standards | 2 hours | No |
| Catheter Care | 3 hours | Yes – Emptying a catheter bag & changing a catheter bag. Duration increases to 3.5 hours. |
| Basic wound care | 2 hours | No |
| End of life care | 2 hours | No |
| Pain and changed behaviour | 2 hours | No |
| Neuro-Degenerative Conditions | 4 hours | No |
There is also the option to undertake the theory training via our online programs. On completion of that training the practical skills assessment workshop would be delivered. To view our list on online courses: https://essentialskills.learnupon.com/store
Call our office on (02) 4961 0016 or email info@essentialskills.com.au for a quote or discuss your business needs.
We are continuously adding to our program offerings, if there is something that we do not have, that your organisation requires, please reach out as it could be currently in development.