The only exceptions to the new arrangements are that the number of medical places and postgraduate places will remain capped. The Commonwealth has now moved to a demand-driven system, allowing universities to determine how many undergraduate students it wishes to enrol, and in what course of study. The Commonwealth, through DIICCSRTE, also contributes funding to the VET sector, although the allocation of funding is the responsibility of state and territory governments.Īs mentioned earlier, prior to 1 January 2012, the Commonwealth set targets for the number of undergraduate places a university could offer. The Commonwealth provides funding for university-delivered health education though the provision of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP), administered by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE).
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Responsibility for, and influence over, health education and training is shared across a range of players, including Commonwealth and state/territory governments, universities and other tertiary education providers, registration and accreditation boards, and professional colleges. While many health professionals, including medical practitioners, registered nurses and allied health professionals, are educated within the university sector, other important categories of health workers such as personal care assistants, enrolled nurses, allied health assistants and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners gain their qualifications through VET courses, ranging from certificate to diploma level (from a few months to a year or more in duration).
The training of the health workforce occurs in both the vocational education (VET) and tertiary sectors. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.Department of Health | 3.2 Health education and training