Length of Course: 3 hours
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $95 per person (group and offsite bookings please enquire here)
Course Introduction
The PEG Feeding Training Course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for aged care, disability, and home care workers supporting individuals who require enteral nutrition through a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube. This course is designed to help care providers safely assist with PEG feeding while maintaining client comfort, dignity, and safety.
Participants will learn the basics of PEG feeding, how PEG tubes work, and the reasons they may be required for individuals who are unable to eat or swallow safely. The course covers identifying PEG feeding equipment, understanding feeding procedures, infection control, and monitoring for potential complications.
The training also includes practical guidance on assisting with PEG feeding, maintaining hygiene, and supporting clients in accordance with their care plans and clinical instructions.
By completing this course, participants will gain the confidence and knowledge required to safely assist with PEG feeding and provide high-quality care to clients requiring nutritional support in home and community care settings.
PEG Feeding Training – Key Competences Covered
- Understanding the gastrointestinal system
- Medical conditions that require PEG/enteral feeding
- How to identify equipment and parts required for enteral feeding
- Skin integrity assessments
- Documentation and escalation
- Practical assessment
- Written assessment
PEG Feeding Training Course Certification
A certificate of achievement is issued on completion of the course.