Dysphagia Support Training

People with dysphagia have trouble swallowing and have special support and care needs. This microcredential is designed for support workers to develop the essential knowledge and skills to assist participants with high intensity daily personal activity (HIDPA) support for dysphagia. This complex care training includes assisting with the safe ingesting of food, beverages and medicines and understanding the use of a texture-modified diet and consistency modified fluids. The program will also discuss recognising and taking appropriate first aid action for a participant who is choking. The training is competency based. To receive a Statement of Competence participants must satisfactorily undertake an assessment of knowledge and skills. This course is consistent with the NDIS High Intensity Support Skills Descriptor for Dysphagia Support.

Learning Objectives

Recognise the principles of a texture-modified and altered fluid-consistency diet
Follow a sample participant support plan/meal management plan for dysphagia
Demonstrate in a simulated environment management of full and partial airway blockage
Demonstrate in a simulated environment the correct technique for testing texture level

Delivery Mode

Live online or face-to-face training from 1 hour duration

Qualification Issued

Statement of Competence

More About This Course

We select our Premium Health trainers and assessors carefully. All are nurses with appropriate qualifications, technical expertise and experience in the health care, emergency first aid and education sectors. This enables them to provide you with quality training which is grounded in direct experience and knowledge of the field. Premium Health offers both face-to-face delivery and online live training and assessment. Courses are available onsite at your venue, online Australia wide or at our public course venue.

Public Dates

Our public training option requires students to complete online e-learning and assessment prior to attending a skills-based assessment session using an equipment pack. You will be turned away from the assessment session if you have not completed your pre-work and will be required to rebook the training at full cost. Your equipment pack will be shipped to your nominated address prior to the training and must be brought to the session. To allow for shipment lead times, enrolments for this course will close 14 days prior to course commencement. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Public training dates are typically released 3 months in advance. If sessions for your preferred training period are not yet available, we encourage you to revisit our website at a later date. Please note the below pricing is inclusive of GST.

Course Title	Training Begins	Seats Left	Price AUD
Dysphagia Support : Live Online Training with Knowledge and Skills Assessment Pathway: 1 hour live online assessment and online e-Learning	Mon, 23 Nov 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm	14	280.00

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I recently participated in a training session facilitated by Premium Health and found it to be an excellent experience. The session was conducted in a highly professional manner, with a pace appropriately tailored to suit the needs of the participants. The trainer demonstrated extensive knowledge of the subject matter and enriched the session with practical, real-life examples. I would confidently recommend Premium Health as a reliable and high-quality training provider.

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