Diploma of Emergency Health Care HLT51020 offered as Free TAFE from 2023

Minister for Training and Skills, Gayle Tierney, today visited Victoria University’s (VU) simulated ambulance lab at Sunshine Campus to announce the Diploma of Emergency Health Care HLT51020 will be offered as a Free TAFE course from next year.

The diploma course is currently delivered at VU Polytechnic. It qualifies students to work in non-emergency patient transport as ambulance transport attendants, patient transport officers and ambulance community officers – as well as providing a pathway into university paramedicine courses. The aim is to hire 2200 paramedics as part of a 22,000-strong boost to our health workforce.

Free TAFE has saved students more than $297 million in fees since its inception in 2019 – removing the barriers to training for a great new career for more than 122,200 Victorians.

Gayle Tierney, Minister for Training and Skills, said:

Adding critical health courses to Free TAFE will boost our workforce to get every Victorian the care they deserve. We’re adding courses in in-demand industries to make sure students can get a great job straight out of their training.

View the full list of Free TAFE courses offered at VU Polytechnic.