Infection Control for Support Workers
Professional Development Course
The Infection Control for Support Workers course provides essential knowledge and practical guidance for workers in disability support, community services, and care environments. Maintaining effective infection control practices is critical to protecting both workers and the people they support.
This online professional development course is designed to help support workers understand how infections spread and how to implement safe work practices to reduce the risk of cross-contamination in care settings.
Participants will gain practical knowledge that can be applied in everyday support work environments including disability services, community services, home care, and aged care.
What You Will Learn
This course covers important infection control principles including:
• How infections spread in care environments
• The importance of effective hand hygiene
• Correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Cleaning and preventing cross contamination
• Responding appropriately to illness in the workplace
• Maintaining safe environments for clients and staff
Who This Course Is Suitable For
This course is ideal for:
• Disability support workers
• Community services workers
• NDIS providers and support staff
• Aged care workers
• New workers entering the care sector
• Anyone wanting to improve infection control knowledge in support environments
Course Delivery
This course is delivered online and allows participants to complete the training at their own pace.
After enrolment you will receive an email from Shield Education with your login details to access the training portal.
Participants must complete all modules and knowledge checks before receiving their certificate.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a:
Certificate of Completion – Infection Control for Support Workers
Organisation & Group Enrolments
Shield Education offers discounted rates for organisations enrolling multiple staff members in this course.
This option is ideal for:
• Disability service providers
• NDIS organisations
• Community services organisations
• Support work teams
• Home care and aged care providers
Group enrolments allow organisations to ensure their staff have up-to-date infection control knowledge while maintaining consistent training standards across their team.
Discounts are available for groups of 6 or more participants.
For group enrolments or organisational bookings, please contact our office to discuss pricing and enrolment options.
Important Information
This course is a non-accredited professional development course and does not lead to a nationally recognised qualification or statement of attainment.
