Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice Qualification Endorsement - Department of Training and Workforce Development

Qualification Outline

Date retreived
22/07/2026 6:02 AM AWST

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Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice

Qualification

National Code:
HLT50121

State Code:
BIP5

TGA Status:
Current

DTWD Status:
Approved

National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification

Field of Education

0613 - Public Health

Original TGA Release Date

15/12/2022

Approved Date

11/08/2023

Stream of Study

Skilled Level (4200)

VET Act Classifier

Nominal Hours

920

Duration

6 Semesters

Current Release Number

2.00

Current Release Date

22/12/2025

VET Act Conditions

—

Releases

Release Version	Release Date	TGA Status	DTWD Status
2.00	22/12/2025	Current	Approved
1.00	15/12/2022	Replaced	Approved

Description

This qualification reflects the role of experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners. It is specific to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who work as part of a multidisciplinary health care team providing primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.
They provide culturally safe health and wellbeing promotion, preventative health care and clinical treatment services in a diversity of locations including urban, rural and remote settings.
Experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners are able to work independently using specialist clinical knowledge, discretion and judgement within the parameters of practice standards, treatment protocols and clinical supervision arrangements established by the employing organisation.
This qualification provides a pathway to work in a range of health care settings including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community organisations, and the public or private health sector.

There are 0 minimum work placement hours required for this unit.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners are registered with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia (ATSIHPBA) and, only when registered, can use the protected title of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioner. Current registration requirements should be checked with ATSIHPBA.

Schedule

Packaging Rules

Fifteen (15) units must be completed:
- Five (5) core units
- Ten (10) elective units, consisting of:
- one (1) unit from Group A
- seven (7) units from Group B
- two (2) units from Group B or elsewhere in HLT Training Package, or any other current Training Package or accredited course.

The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.

Units of competency that contain pre-requisites are identified within the Qualification Packaging Rules on the training.gov.au (TGA) website.

1. Core Units

These units must be completed.

State Code	National Code	Title	Hours	Type
OEO49	HLTAHCS016	Develop primary health care programs	135	Unit of competency
WG740	HLTWHS003	Maintain work health and safety	40	Unit of competency
OEP34	HLTAHPR005	Promote awareness and prevention of chronic disease	55	Unit of competency
OEO10	HLTASEW005	Provide supervision for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers	35	Unit of competency
OEO09	HLTASEW003	Provide support to clients affected by loss, grief or trauma	35	Unit of competency