Description

This qualification reflects the role of senior Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers working in primary health care positions to provide advanced primary health care skills or management of a health clinic or service, and who have extensive experience in primary health care work and relevant qualifications.

The Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care qualification covers workers who integrate knowledge of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care into broader aspects of management and community development, contributing to policy-making and decision-making across the spectrum of service delivery.

Candidates who will benefit the most from undertaking this Advanced Diploma will have either the:

the Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice
the Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
a relevant tertiary qualification
and
at least two years full time work experience in the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.