Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice

This qualification reflects the role of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people working to provide a range of clinical primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities, including specific health care programs, advice and assistance with, and administration of, medication. These workers can be expected to flexibly assume a variety of job roles and undertake a broad range of tasks either individually or as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Certificate IV in Mental Health

This qualification covers workers who provide a range of community services focusing on:

  • Rehabilitation and support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability;
  • Implementing community based activities focusing on mental health, mental illness and psychiatric disability; and
  • Mental health promotion work.

Work may focus on engaging people with mental illness in community participation, prevention of relapse and promotion of recovery through programs such as residential rehabilitation, work in clinical settings, home based outreach and centre-based programs delivered by community based non-government organisations

HLT40213 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice 2022

This qualification reflects the role of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people working to provide a range of clinical primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities, including specific health care programs, advice and assistance with, and administration of, medication.

These workers can be expected to flexibly assume a variety of job roles and undertake a broad range of tasks either individually or as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

This qualification addresses the specific legislative responsibilities of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and is required for national registration with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia.

HLT40213 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice Block 06 only

Welcome to block 06 of the HLT40213 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice. Block 06 covers the following units of competency:

HLTAHW021 Provide nutrition guidance for specific health care

Throughout this block you will learn knowledge and skills to promote healthy nutrition to address the requirements of a range of client groups and to improve community nutrition


Teacher: Jayne Corbett