The KC Skills Centre was opened in February 2023 to train professional support workers and personal family carers in the caregiver industry to support a growing need in the health sector.

My name is Hannah, and I am the Clinical Training Coordinator. I am also a seasoned Registered Nurse. Let me tell you about our new carer learning and training centre and why you should try it!

Experienced and qualified educators designed the centre to provide valuable training and a unique carer learning experience to family members, schools, and anyone needing upskilling.

Skills and knowledge can be gained in clinical and non-clinical areas over various conditions and care needs.
We are also excited to announce that, just in time for the Skills Centre Australia’s first anniversary, we will offer accredited First Aid, CPR, and Manual Handling Courses at the Skills Centre.

The training offered through the skills centre aligns with the NDIS High-Intensity Skill Descriptors and industry standards to ensure that learners gain quality and best practice skills. The goal is to have more quality trained staff and, through industry standards and best practices to support clients safely in their homes and within the community.

Courses are run face-to-face, at home or the bedside, off-site, or online.

Clinical courses have a practical component to ensure students can physically demonstrate competency. It is vital to get as much hands-on experience as possible; there is time to practice and pass around equipment to feel and observe how it works, which can benefit gaining an understanding when it is time for the practical assessment.

If I had to pick a favourite course, it would be PEG Feeding. It is fun and interactive yet still meets industry standards and skills descriptor requirements.

Georgie and I, who run the training courses, are clinically qualified and have vast experience from various backgrounds, which we incorporate into our class structure. We have also completed our Certificate IV in Training and Assessment to ensure we have the appropriate qualifications to design and conduct a quality educational class at the highest possible standard.

Did you know that the NDIS High-Intensity Skill descriptors recommend that you be reassessed or retake the training if you have not used your practical skills from training in 3 months?
Similar to First Aid, CPR, and Manual Handling regulations, certified individuals with First Aid and Manual Handling qualifications must be renewed every three years, and CPR is to be undertaken yearly. The Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) states this.

The ARC’s CPR requirements require that CPR competency be demonstrated on the floor, as this is where most community resuscitations will occur.

Having another local facility, like Skills Centre Australia, in an area where professional and personal caregivers are in high volume makes this vital training more accessible to the general public and professionals in the field.

The Skills Centre Australia is an up-and-coming organisation that ensures people, young, old, and in between, are supported with their needs, whether it is understanding Dementia, hands-on experience supporting someone with their catheter or stoma, or renewing their CPR certification.

There is something for everyone, and we are proud to share it as a safe, welcoming and fun carer learning environment.
So, as our tagline says, “If you want to be the best, train with the best” at the Skills Centre Australia!