Online Training
Free professional development and compliance training for support workers, carers and allied health professionals, curated by Empower Ability.
Elevate Your Practice
Continuous learning is at the heart of safe, quality disability and aged care support. Below is a curated library of free, reputable training courses covering the skills and compliance knowledge every support worker relies on.
All courses below are free and hosted by their original training provider (NDIS Commission, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, SA Health, University of Tasmania, OPAN, and others). Each link opens in a new tab. We review this list regularly to keep it current, but please confirm details directly with the provider before relying on a course for compliance purposes.
Infection Control
3 coursesComprehensive training covering standard precautions, hand hygiene, PPE use and infection control practices for healthcare and disability settings.
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission course on infection prevention and control obligations for aged care workers and providers.
SA Health training on COVID-19: transmission, prevention, PPE use, outbreak management and resident safety.
General
8 coursesA University of Tasmania course exploring the causes, effects and management of traumatic brain injury for care professionals.
University of Tasmania course providing an overview of Motor Neurone Disease, its progression and best-practice support strategies.
A globally recognised UTAS course covering the science, experience and care implications of dementia.
UTAS course examining the latest evidence on dementia risk reduction and prevention strategies.
A UTAS course exploring childhood dementia, its impact on families, and how to provide informed, compassionate support.
OPAN e-learning with practical tools and frameworks to help people retain control of decisions about their own care and life.
Victorian Government training and assessment covering food handling, hygiene, temperature control and storage practices.
NDIS Commission training on communication strategies for support workers, including active listening and clear documentation.
NDIS Compliance
5 coursesAged Care Quality and Safety Commission training on the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards.
An Aged Care Quality Commission course for governance leaders on leading organisational reform and regulatory change.
Understand worker obligations, expected behaviours and the consequences of breaches under the Aged Care Code of Conduct.
SA Health training on identifying, declaring and managing conflicts of interest in health and disability settings.
Mandatory NDIS Commission induction training covering the Code of Conduct, participant rights and reporting requirements.
Safeguarding
3 coursesMandatory training on reportable incidents, obligations and correct escalation procedures in aged care.
OPAN e-learning on recognising, preventing and responding to abuse of older people, including reporting obligations.
OPAN training on understanding, preventing and responding appropriately to sexual assault in residential aged care.
Cultural Safety
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