BSBSS00095 Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set

Course description

Learn essential skills and knowledge to decrease the risk and transmission of infection while undertaking your daily duties across a broad range of industries.

This FREE accredited online infection control course is delivered online self-paced, nationally recognised and can be undertaken from home, at any time. 

Upon completion of your online study, you will need to undertake a 2-hour face-to-face assessment at The Gordon or within a suitable workplace with a COVID Safe Plan to complete the skill set. Upon completion of your infection control training, you will be able to confidently:

• demonstrate the use of required precautions and control measures, as needed for own work activities
• confine at least one resource or piece of equipment that is suspected of being contaminated, according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures
• dispose of waste according to organisational infection prevention and control procedures.

You will learn a range of skills, including:

• hand hygiene practices
• social distancing measures
• use of personal protective equipment
• disposal of contaminated waste
• hazard identification, control and reporting
• appropriate protocols and responses in the event of an incident
• knowledge regarding the basis of infection and transmission

This is course is appropriate for all industries.

A statement of attainment is issued upon the completion of the course.

This course is for the BSBSS00095 Cross-Sector Infection Control Skill Set, with the unit:
BSBWHS332X Apply infection prevention and control procedures to own work activities

Entry requirements:

• be aged 17 years or older
• have not previously completed this Skill Set or other accredited Infection Control Skill Sets
• you must be a Victorian resident