Back yourself: Unpacking manual tasks - online

• Anyone who, as part of their work role, supports individuals with restricted mobility.
• Aged Care and Disability support workers
• Family and friends caring for loved ones
• Allied Health professionals

• Provider Governance and Operational Management
  • Risk Management

Why choose this course?

Manual handling training courses reduce the risk of injury for both healthcare workers and those they support. Knowing how to handle individuals with care and respect is essential to providing quality care, and safe manual handling techniques are a critical component of achieving this goal.
This online course is designed as induction for disability support practitioners to develop knowledge and skills on the anatomy of back care, principles for prevention of injury, and appropriate manual handling techniques relevant to the job role.   

What content does the course cover?

Providing training on the principles of prevention of workplace injuries and manual handling techniques, this course provides learners with information on:

• Principles of prevention of workplace injuries and manual handling techniques
• Anatomy of back care

• Principles for prevention of injury
• Appropriate manual handling techniques relevant to the job role of a disability support practitioner

Note:

For those working directly with clients we recommend a blended approach to provide opportunity to apply knowledge and refine practical skills of manual handling.

Certification:

Once successfully completed, learners will be issued with a digital certificate of completion.
PLEASE NOTE: Learners will NOT be provided with a Statement of Attainment after completing this course. Learners are NOT completing a nationally recognised unit of competency.

*For groups: 

We sell the course by licence agreement for large groups. This is very cost effective especially if several online courses are purchased.  Further discounts apply for a multiyear payment plan.

Cancellation conditions apply