Victorian TAFEs and Registered Training Organisations are offering free, short, accredited training to help customer-facing employees identify and manage the ongoing risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The course will support businesses to reopen safely and ensure their customers and workforce are protected, as Victoria emerges from the pandemic. The course is not mandatory for businesses to reopen; however, employers are encouraged to release their staff for the training.
This free training combines online learning and workplace-based assessment and involves up to 25 contact hours.
After completing the training, customer-facing employees will be able to:
confidently follow standard and additional precautions for infection prevention and control
identify infection hazards and assess risks
follow procedures for managing risks associated with specific hazards.
Who is this training for?
This training is for customer-facing employees across the retail, hospitality, and transport and logistics sectors, including:
retail outlets
supermarkets
cafes and restaurant
pubs, clubs and hotels
food delivery
parcel delivery
What the training covers
Participants will learn a range of skills, including:
Hand hygiene practices
Effective surface cleaning
Use of personal protective equipment
Disposal of contaminated waste
Hazard identification, control and reporting
Appropriate protocols and responses in the event of an incident
Knowledge regarding the basis of infection and transmission
The following accredited skills set courses are available:
HLTSS00065 – Infection control Skill Set (Retail)
HLTSS00066 – Infection control Skill Set (Food Handling)
HLTSS00067 – Infection control Skill Set (Transport and Logistics)
BSBSS00095 − Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set
When can I do this training
Victorian TAFEs and eligible RTOs have been contracted and allocated training places. Contracted training providers will commence delivery as soon as possible. Enquiries can be made using the registration form below.
Other infection control training
The Department of Health has online COVID-19 infection control training that covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control and is available for health workers in all settings.
Working for Victoria offers a free online short non-accredited course; Introduction to infection prevention and control policies and procedures. Learn more: Working for Victoria
Free TAFE for lots of jobs
Free TAFE for Priority Courses reduces the financial barrier for students wanting to train in courses that lead to jobs in demand from Victorian employers.
More than ever, the skills we need to build our state are learned at TAFE.
Free TAFE for Priority Courses will reduce the financial barrier for students wanting to train in courses that lead to jobs in demand from Victorian employers.
Free TAFE for Priority Courses covers tuition fees for priority courses for students who are eligible for government-subsidised training. This includes:
30 priority non apprenticeship courses
20 Victorian apprenticeship pathway courses (sometimes called pre apprenticeships)
See the Free TAFE map below to search by industry or location.
Free TAFE course list relating to Finance, Transport and Logistics
Free TAFE courses lead to occupations in industries where there are likely to be more jobs. Some of them lead to work in important areas like preventing family violence, rolling out the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Victoria and delivering our major infrastructure projects.
Students who are eligible for the Free TAFE for Priority Courses initiative can study in one of the following courses in 2019:
Phil Charles [Mobile: 0416 091 790]
Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Queensland
Important Verification Checks To Protect Your Company Against Liability
Various verification checks can be utilised to help mitigate risks, firstly at the point of recruitment / engagement of personnel/contractors, and secondly on an ongoing basis.
These can include:
National Police Checks – this can prevent engaging personnel with known criminal backgrounds who may have a higher chance of creating risk for the company.
Background checks – these verify a person’s employment and/or qualification background is as they say it is on their resume.
Bankruptcy checks – may be important for contractors.
Driver License status checks – initial and ongoing checks can mitigate the risk of consequences as referenced above, with unlicensed drivers.
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