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Australia: Extra $600,000 to TrainAged Care WorkersAustralia Department of Health and Aging
May 28, 2003
Australia - Aged care workers in smaller, less viable aged care homes across Australia will receive expert training with a Federal funding boost of almost $600,000, Federal Minister for Ageing Kevin Andrews said today. Mr Andrews said the extra money would fund six pilot projects which would deliver professional staff training to 62 aged care homes across the country. The aged care homes which are part of the project are in the following states:
"I will be announcing further funding at a later date to expand this training project to more aged care homes in other states," Mr Andrews said. "These projects will help those aged care homes that, due to their small size or remote location, cannot always provide adequate training for staff. "The $600,000 is part of a total package of $21.2 million over four years to help train staff in smaller, less viable aged care homes. "Personal care staff in these homes will be provided with relevant and diverse additional training to help them upgrade their skills. "This will increase the number of skilled staff in these homes which will mean better care for residents." As well as the $21 million to provide extra training to staff, a further $26 million has been allocated to fund up to 1000 aged care nursing scholarships, each worth up to $10,000 a year. Further information about the Support for Aged Care Workers pilots is available from the Department of Health and Ageing on 02 6213 4257. Copyright
© 2002 Global Action on Aging
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