Education and Training:-

Face to Face Training:

Dementia training coming to the Grampians region, coordinated by the Grampians Region Highway Model of Education:

• D-Esc (VR training for behavioural emergency) No Cost
• Enabling EDIE (Educational Dementia Immersive Experience) $15
• Dine with TED (Virtual Reality) $15

(Click your preferred training session for more information and to register)
Nhill – 22nd July 2026 D-Esc 9am-12pm & EDIE 1-4pm
Warracknabeal – 23rd July 2026 D-Esc 9am-12pm & TED 1-4pm
Daylesford – 19th August 2026 D-Esc 9am-12pm & EDIE 1-4pm
Ballarat – 20th August 2026 D-Esc 9am-12pm & TED 1-4pm
Skipton – 15th September 2026 D-Esc 9am-12pm & TED 1-4pm
Ararat – 16th September 2026 D-Esc 9am-12pm & EDIE 1-4pm
Birchip – 7th October 2026 TED 9am-12pm

Dementia Essentials two-day course  - CHCAGE011 – Provide support to people living with dementia.

This nationally-accredited course is designed to assist workers supporting people living with dementia. Strategies are explored to assist with good communication, planning, developing appropriate activities and understanding behaviour in people living with dementia.
Flyers and registration available soon:

• Ballarat: 16th & 17th September 2026
• Ballarat: 21st & 22nd October 2026
• Stawell: 20th & 21st October 2026

Online Training & Webinars:

Community of Practice for MND care - 22nd June, 2026 3.30pm-5pm (click heading for more information & to register)

Care in a Click – 10 minute bites for care workers - 24th June, 2026 2pm (click heading for more information & to register)

PEPA Placements:

PEPA provides an opportunity for primary health care providers to develop skills in a palliative approach by undertaking a supervised clinical placement of up to four days within a specialist palliative care service. Click here for more information

Further educational resources and vidoes:

Palliative Care eLearning – These modules which cover a multitude of topics were created by CareSearch and have been appraised for the quality of their content, and their relevance for palliative care. (click the heading for more)

Advance Care Planning Australia - Designed for health professionals, healthcare workers, education providers and the general public, these educational programs range from an introduction to advance care planning to more specialised courses for professionals. (click the heading for more)

End of Life Directions for Aged Care – Educational Videos
Residential Aged Care & Home Care Toolkits:

• Module 1: Recognise End of Life
• Module 2: Assess Palliative Care Needs
• Module 3: Work Together
• Module 4: Manage Dying
• Module 5: Organisational Support

Talking End of Life …..with people with intellectual disability – this is an online toolkit with training modules for disability support workers, families, carers, health professionals and educators. The 12 modules are designed around a three topics:

• How do I do this?  Any or all of these 5 modules will help if you’re unsure about your role, how to teach about the end of life, or how to manage cultural beliefs or feelings.
• Teaching how to understand end of life: Any or all of these 3 modules will help you to teach about dying, death, and loss, grief and mourning.
• Teaching the planning options: Any or all of these 4 modules will help if you want to teach about how to plan for dying and death.

Dying2Learn - Birth and death, these are something we will all have to cope with. But when it comes to the latter, we seem reluctant to think about, talk about, and plan for it. This is your chance to find out more, a great place to start the conversation. 

For any further enquiries contact the consortium by emailing Christine at christine.hocking@grampianspalliativecare.com.au or phone 0428 737 330