Infection Control Training Fund

Objectives:

The objectives of the Fund are to provide training places in infection control skill sets to:

• support businesses to reopen and continue to operate safely following the COVID-19 health and economic crisis
• reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19
• support consumer confidence that it is safe to re-engage and continue to engage with businesses.

Eligibility:

1. The skill set/s for which training is provided must relate directly to the type of business whose staff are receiving training if the skill set is industry-specific.
2. Learners must be currently employed and may include casual employees and those on JobKeeper payments.
3. Learners who have completed HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures, CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support or HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care within the previous 5 years whose training was funded by Skills Tasmania are eligible for funding.
4. Employees of the Australian, Tasmanian and local governments are not eligible for funding.

Grant conditions:

1. Skills Tasmania will pay the following totals per skill set/per place to successful applicants for learners who complete each skill set. This will be paid when the RTO reports AVETMISS activity data and may be subject to a requirement to provide evidence of training to individuals:

   HLTSS00065 Infection Control Skill Set (Retail) $300

   HLTSS00066 Infection Control Skill Set (Food Handling) $300

   HLTSS00067 Infection Control Skill Set (Transport and Logistics) $300

   BSBSS00095 Cross-sector Infection Control Skill Set $300

   CHCSS00114 Entry into Care Roles Skill $960

   HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures $300

2. All approved training must be delivered within 4 months of approval

Guides

• Applicant guide for the Infection Control Training Fund 2020 Round 1 (PDF 543.7 KB)
• Applicant guide for the Infection Control Training Fund 2020 Round 2 (PDF 253.8 KB)

Outcomes of the Infection Control Training Fund

The following table shows the name of the successful Skills Tasmania endorsed registered training organisations (RTOs) applicants and the skill sets approved.

Learners seeking a training place for one of the skill sets should contact the RTOs directly. (Contact details for RTOs can be found on training.gov.au)