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TAFE NSW has leading partners in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare, audiometry and optical, including the POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health. Build your career with TAFE NSW support services and connections.
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Allied health assistance courses are nationally recognised, taught in hands-on environments, and our teachers are connected to industry bodies, the latest regulations and techniques.
Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance (HLT33015) online options available
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Certificate III in Sterilisation Services (HLT37015) online options available
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Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetics) (HLT43015) online options available
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Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Occupational Therapy) (HLT43015) online options available
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Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) (HLT43015) online options available
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Certificate IV in Medical Practice Assisting (HLT47715) online options available
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Allied health practice management courses are aligned to employer needs and facilities. They are nationally recognised, taught in hands-on environments, and our teachers are connected to industry bodies, the latest regulations and techniques.
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Certificate III in Business Administration (Medical) (BSB31115) online options available
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Certificate IV in Health Administration (HLT47315) online options available
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Audiometry careers combine scientific processes with hands-on techniques and people skills. TAFE NSW facilities and teachers are connected to industry bodies, the latest regulations and techniques.
There is a growing range of nutrition careers. TAFE NSW courses nutrition are nationally recognised, linked to healthcare settings, and are taught in hands-on environments by industry-expert teachers. This career area has huge potential.
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetics) (HLT43015) online options available
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Study for an optical career at TAFE NSW and you will gain the most up-to-date, employer-guided education. Your course will be delivered in purpose-built optical facilities and designed in partnership with industry experts and major employers.
Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing (HLT47815) online options available
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Pharmacy careers start with TAFE NSW education and training. Combine science, community care and retail skills by studying employer- and industry-led pharmacy training at TAFE NSW.
Certificate II in Community Pharmacy (SIR20116) online options available
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Frequently Asked Questions
Allied health covers a wide range of health professions involved in the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and prevention of all manner of medical conditions. Allied health courses at TAFE NSW include areas like rehabilitation, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, nursing, and more.
Each branch of allied health has its own specific requirements and qualifications. To discover the range of allied health courses available at TAFE NSW, visit the website or call 131 601.
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What job opportunities could a healthcare course lead to?
Nurture your desire to help others and make a positive impact every day in the rapidly evolving world of healthcare.
TAFE NSW Healthcare, Audiometry and Optical courses provide students with a wide range of skills and knowledge and a thorough understanding of the latest regulations and techniques, as well as employer-led and industry-led training, for careers in the diverse and growing healthcare sector.
Our courses offer students a chance to expand on their skills and knowledge in a wide variety of health fields such as community health, pharmacy, audiometry, optical and allied health.
Combining science, community care, retail and people skills, TAFE NSW courses in healthcare, audiometry, and optical are nationally recognised, and are taught in hands-on environments, by teachers who are connected to industry bodies; meaning you can gain skills faster and be employed sooner.
A healthcare, audiometry, or optical qualification from TAFE NSW could lead to careers such as:
- Aboriginal health worker
- allied health assistant
- audiometrist
- health care assistant
- pathology technical officer
- pharmacy technician
- optical dispensing technician