Training packages are sets of nationally endorsed
standards and qualifications for recognising and
assessing people's skills. Training packages also enable
qualifications to be awarded through the direct
assessment of competencies rather than against the
learning outcomes of a course (such as an accredited
program).
The Health Training Package contains qualifications from
Certificate II to Advanced Diploma in the areas of
general health services delivery, ambulance,
dental technology and dental prosthetics, dental
assisting and complementary and alternative health care.
This package was endorsed by Ministers for Vocational
Education and Training in each State, Territory and the
Commonwealth on the 11th December, 2001.
To gain national endorsement, developers must provide
evidence of extensive consultation and support within
the industry area or enterprise.
Competency based training and assessment
Training is now focused on assisting learners to develop and demonstrate the competencies that are required by industry for
satisfactory performance in the workplace. These competencies identified by industry are contained in industry competency standards.
Training programs are developed to ensure that at the end of the training program, learners can demonstrate that they are competent
against the standards which have been developed by industry for satisfactory performance in the workplace. This is competency based
training.
The Health Training Package is the Vocational Education and Training Sector (VET) framework for
nationally recognised training in the health industry.
The only Qualifications available from the
Health Training Package (ambulance), which are
competency based and that can be awarded by a Registered
Training Organisation for pre-hospital care are as follows:
HLT30202 : Certificate III in Non Emergency
Patient Transport
HLT31902 : Certificate III in Ambulance
Communications (Call taking)
HLT41102 : Certificate IV in Ambulance
Communications (Dispatch)
HLT41002 : Certificate IV in Basic Emergency Care
HLT50402 : Diploma of Paramedical Science
(Ambulance)
HLT60302 : Advanced Diploma of Paramedical Science
(Ambulance)
HLT60202 : Advanced Diploma of Paramedical Science
(Supervision)
Visit and search the National Training Information
Service (NTIS) database to find out who is authorised to
deliver any of the above qualifications in your
state.
