$1.3 million COVID Direct Care training centre for WA aged care workers

The West Australian government will develop a training centre at Routh Regional TAFE’s Bunbury campus to meet aged care and disability workforce needs.

The facility will be used to deliver the new COVID-19 Direct Care skill set, which provides participants with critical infection control skills for jobs in aged care.

The $1.3 million training centre will include teaching spaces, a simulate in-home care area and residential care facility, equipped to industry standards.

“The opening of this facility ensures quality training in the aged care and disability sectors to meet the growing workforce needs in the region,” said WA Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery.

“The McGowan Government allocated $4 million to construct specialist training facilities at regional TAFE colleges to increase our State's capacity to train workers to provide quality care to some of the most vulnerable members of our society.”