New Infection Control skill sets for the retail, food handling and transport and logistics sectors have been endorsed by the AISC Emergency Response Sub-Committee (AISC), and the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Skills Council and are now available on training.gov.au. The newly developed infection control skill sets, found in the HLT Health Training Package, will help minimise the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus as Australia moves towards the rebuilding of businesses, the workforce and a stronger economy.
RTOs regulated by Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) who have HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures on scope, either as a stand-alone unit or packaged within a broader qualification will automatically have HLTINFCOV001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures added to their scope to deliver as a skill set. RTOs will be able to contact ASQA to request that the new unit of competency is removed from their scope if this is their preference.
RTOs regulated by ASQA that do not have HLTINF001 on scope should follow normal processes for adding the new units to their scope. Please visit the ASQA website for further information.
RTOs regulated by the Western Australian Training Accreditation Council and the Victorian Regulations and Qualifications Authority should follow normal processes for adding new units to their scope.
A series of resources has been developed to support RTOs deliver the new skill sets to different industry audiences. These resources are available on the AISC website.
