HLTSS00065
Infection Control Skill Set
(Retail)
ESSENTIAL COVID-19-RELATED TRAINING FOR RETAIL SECTOR WORKERS IN QUEENSLAND
Delivery Methods
ONLINE (Online and on-the-job)
BLENDED (Face-to-face and on-the-job)
Course Fee
Fee-FREE for eligible students.
or $120 (exclusive of GST) per person for participants who are not eligible for a subsidised training place.
Course overview
The multiple hygiene problems that arise within retail spaces are dealt with within this course. You will learn how to minimise exposure on racks and shelves, deal with proper distancing at checkout counters, combat the possibilities of infection during shift changes and much more. This will automatically help you raise the trust factor of the establishment you work at.
Course description
A set of skills to follow organisational infection prevention and control policies and procedures, including implementing standard and transmission based precautions and responding to infection risks in organisations operating in the retail industry.
Participant Eligibility for Funded Training.
To be eligible, a student must :
- live in Queensland
- be 15 years or over at the time of commencement
- be an Australian Citizen, Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant) temporary residency status with the necessary visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency or New Zealand citizen
- not be a current secondary school student
- be employed in a customer facing role
COVID-19 has impacted infection control standards in a range of job roles across the economy. Return to work with the skills and knowledge to implement strategies and practices that will help you safeguard yourself, your colleagues and your customers from COVID-19.
About the National Infection Control Training Fund
The Australian Government together with state and territory governments have established a new $80 million Infection Control Training Fund to fast-track fee free (or low cost) infection control training to support the re-opening of customer-facing businesses nationwide. The infection control short courses are the first national training products developed by the new Australian Industry Skills Emergency Response Sub-Committee in response to COVID-19.
To keep Australian workers safe during COVID-19, the Australian Government has announced four national infection control skill sets endorsed by COAG Skills Council. These skill sets offer nationally recognised training to frontline workers in the retail, food handling, and transport and logistics industries. The infection control skill sets are the first national training products developed by the new Australian Industry Skills Emergency Response Sub-Committee in response to COVID-19.
The Government is working with the states and territories to develop a new National Partnership Agreement with matched funding provisions that will see $80 million available to support this critical infection control training in customer-facing businesses nationwide.
Around 80,000 workers across industries including retail, tourism, hospitality cleaning, security, transport and logistics will pay no fee or a small fee for training previously only widely available in the health sector
Participants will learn a range of skills, including:
- Hand hygiene practices
- Effective surface cleaning
- Use of personal protective equipment
- Disposal of contaminated waste
- Hazard identification, control and reporting
- Appropriate protocols and responses in the event of an incident
- Knowledge regarding the basis of infection and transmission
Additional Information
You will require a computer and adequate internet access. To complete the assessment, you will require a mobile device or tablet with video function
Ph. no.: 1800 206 010
Email: info@sero.edu.au
Address
Brisbane : 205 North Quay, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Gold Coast : 6/8 Scarborough St, Southport QLD 4215