This award-winning Australian-designed course is suitable for all support workers in aged care, disability care, home care, and for nurses working in hospital settings. It meets the Aged Care Quality Standards and the National Standards for Disability Services.

Manual handling in a health setting covers a range of activities. As a support worker, you need to be skilled in moving and supporting people safely, both unaided and using appropriate equipment. Incorrect techniques can cause serious injury to yourself, colleagues, or the people you support.

This course covers your workplace obligations, common manual handling tasks, risk factors, assessment of risk, and control measures. It provides practical guidance to ensure safety for yourself, your colleagues, and your clients. As part of a suite of training that won a Platinum LearnX Live! Award, this course equips you with essential knowledge to work safely and confidently in any care environment.