Infection Control in Foster Care and Residential Care Settings

Self paced

Venue TBA

Yasmin Stein

Within 48 hours of registering into this course you will be contacted by CCWT with information on how to access course materials For groups of more than 10 people, please contact Yasmin Stein at yasmin@acwa.asn.au for a discounted price.

This short online course covers the basics in managing infection control of your home and in residential home settings. It is targeted at foster carers and workers in residential care settings, but is also of value to the general workplace. It is loosely based on the unit of competency HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures.

You will learn about:

common illnesses caused by germs
how to prevent the spread of germs
how to identify possible risks in your environment

This course focuses on general illnesses such as the flu and gastroenteritis, rather than COVID 19. For information on COVID 19, you can access our online course COVID 19 Guidelines for OOHC.