The 4 core modules focus on the critical areas of governance required of governing body members and executives. The remaining modules, focus on specific capabilities that were identified high priorities from consultation with the sector. Each module consists of several sections with activities and reflection. An associated flip guide has been made for each module that summarises the eLearning content and provides additional information.
To access the learning modules below you’ll need to register for Alis using the link below.
The launch module button will take you to the Alis login page. Please login to Alis first to be taken directly to the module.
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Core Module 1: Consumers at the Centre of Care |
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Gain an understanding of the role of governing bodies and executives in relation to providing consumer-centred care and how this can be fostered and embedded in the organisation. Flip guide: Consumers at the Centre of Care Enrol in the Placing Older Australians at the Centre of Care course to access this module. |
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Core Module 2: Obligations and Accountabilities
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Overview of the various obligations and accountabilities of aged care providers, directors, and governing bodies and executives including the role of the governing body and executives in driving compliance with these obligations and accountabilities. Flip guide: Obligations and Accountabilities Enrol in the Obligations and Accountabilities course to access this module. |
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Core Module 3: Effective Governance
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Learn about the requirements for governing body composition and structure needed to effectively lead aged care providers through the complexities of reform. Gain an understanding of what drivers are needed to ensure the organisation is successful and discover practical tips and strategies. Flip guide: Effective Governance Enrol in the Knowledge, Skills and Experience course to access this module. |
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Core Module 4: Leading the Transformation
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Examine how leadership and organisational culture (tone) lies at the heart of how an organisation and its employees think, make decisions and behave. Examine the role of the governing body and executives in setting the right tone to enable the delivery of consumer-centred care. Flip guide: Leading the Transformation Enrol in the Leadership and Culture course to access this module. |
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Clinical Governance
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Examine how clinical governance establishes systems and processes to support consistent clinical quality and safety outcomes. Explore clinical governance obligations, emerging legislation, where clinical governance fits into the broader governance arrangements and frameworks, and the role of the governing body and executives relating to clinical governance. Flip guide: Clinical Governance Enrol in the Knowledge, Skills and Experience course to access this module. |
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Continuous Improvement
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Examine how continuous improvement supports an organisation to improve the quality and safety of care and services provided to consumers. Discover strategies and tools to enable you to drive a culture of continuous improvement and learning within your organisation. Flip guide: Continuous Improvement Enrol in the Placing Older Australians at the Centre of Care course to access this module. |
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Data Driven Decision Making
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Examine how data complements anecdotal and qualitative insights gathered by providers and can support better decision making and continuous improvement. Discover better practice approaches to collecting, analysing and using data at an organisational level to support decision making. Flip guide: Data Driven Decision Making Enrol in the Obligations and Accountabilities course to access this module. |
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Governance Within the Home Care Context
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Examine the obligations and accountabilities of home care providers, before diving into different governance approaches and practices of home care. Flip guide: Governance Within the Home Care Context Enrol in the Obligations and Accountabilities course to access this module. |
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Incident Learning
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Examine how incident learning is integral to the delivery of safe and quality aged care through helping to improve the outcomes, safety and quality of life for consumers. Explore how it’s not just data collection that’s important, but the analysis, findings, the organisation’s response and learning from this data that is the key component. Flip guide: Incident Learning Enrol in the Obligations and Accountabilities course to access this module. |
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Inclusive and Culturally Safe Governance
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Explore the obligations, frameworks and tools that support the organisation to adapt their governance approach to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Identify the role of the governing body and executives in promoting and driving a culture of inclusion and diversity within the organisation. Flip guide: Inclusive and Culturally Safe Governance Enrol in the Placing Older Australians at the Centre of Care course to access this module. |
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Information Management
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Explores what effective information management means, including what information needs to be collected, how it should be collected, how to manage it, and how to use it. Discover emerging standards in information management and determine what better practice information management looks like at an organisational level. Flip guide: Information Management Enrol in the Obligations and Accountabilities course to access this module. |
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Partnering with People Living with Dementia
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Explore the lived experience of dementia and how applying better practice approaches to partnering with people living with dementia is vital to delivering safe, high quality and consumer-centred care. Flip guide: Partnering with People Living with Dementia Enrol in the Placing Older Australians at the Centre of Care course to access this module. |
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Restrictive Practices
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Examine how minimising the use of restrictive practices in aged care is essential to providing safe, high-quality care to consumers. Discover practical strategies, legislative obligations, and better practice approaches to minimise the use of restrictive practices in your organisation, in addition to identifying your role in achieving this. Flip guide: Restrictive Practices Enrol in the Placing Older Australians at the Centre of Care course to access this module. |
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Rethinking Risk
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Examine how risk management drives organisational strategy and performance and is fundamental to delivering high quality and safe care and services to consumers. You’ll explore what better practice risk management looks like at an organisational level and your role in driving a more proactive risk mindset to assist with decision making that supports sustainable, high quality consumer outcomes. Flip guide: Rethinking Risk Enrol in the Obligations and Accountabilities course to access this module. |
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Workforce
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Examine how having a skilled and qualified workforce helps support the delivery of safe and quality care and services. Discover the workforce obligations and requirements under the Aged Care Act 1997 and other legislation, as well as identify practical strategies to help build and retain a workforce which can deliver on aged care reforms. Flip guide: Workforce Enrol in the Knowledge, Skills and Experience course to access this module. |
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Infection Prevention & Control
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Examine the legal responsibilities aged care providers must do provide a safe work environment, safe systems of work, and a safe environment for consumers, staff and visitors. It is essential that all governing bodies, executives and staff are aware of, practice in line with, and effectively report on their obligations in relation to infection prevention and control. Flip guide: Infection Prevention & Control Enrol in the Knowledge, Skills and Experience course to access this module. |
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