Short Courses

Injury Management Coordinator

The course will provide you with practical injury management skills and knowledge of the processes to return a worker to work after an injury.

We have researched and developed a new short course in response to the West Australian Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, which became live on 1st July 2024.  The course provides explanatory information on the injury management requirements, followed by the practical processes to follow.

You will be provided with a handbook that includes the processes to use, templates and resources to help you in your workplace.

This short course is designed for anyone who needs to take injury management action or who needs a detailed awareness of the legal requirements.  The course is suited to existing injury management coordinators or advisors who need an update, or, people new to the area who have been asked to take on an injury management coordinator or advisor role.

Why is this course for you

This course is designed to enable you to coordinate injury management in your organisation, be aware of injury management requirements, or be part of the injury management team.

Written in 2024 by injury management experts, this course incorporates the latest research and practice in this important area.

Courses content

The courses comprises:

1. Workers Compensation and Injury Management Legislation
2. Review of injury statistics and work place injuries
3. The role of the Regulator
4. The Claims Process
5. Workers Compensation forms
6. Supporting the injured worker
7. Roles of and communicating with key stakeholders
8. Case study (Filling in the forms)
9. The 5 steps of injury management
10. Return to work programs - design, implementation and benefits
11. Dispute resolution: Conciliation and arbitration
12. Legal representation
13. The Code of Practice

Inclusions

At the start of the course, you will be provided with a handbook that includes templates and resources to help you in your workplace.  The facilitator will show you how to conduct injury management using a variety of engaging learning material and case studies.

About the presenter

We have developed a practical and useful course to show you what to do to be an injury management coordinator.  ECU partners with Elect Training and Consulting to deliver this course in a face-to-face format.

Upcoming courses

This course is delivered in face-to-face mode over two days.

Duration: 2 days
Time: 8:45am arrival for 9am start to 5pm
Location: Elect Training and Consulting hold the metro area courses in Perth CBD and Victoria Park. We will confirm the address once you have registered.
Price: $1100 (including GST)
Mode: Classroom

Following your registration you will receive a letter confirming the location of the training. Please ensure you follow the instructions on the letter, as the training location may change.

2024 Dates:

• 24th and 25th September (Note this one is a Tuesday/Wed as the Monday is a public holiday)
• 21st and 22nd October
• 18th and 19th November

2025 Dates:

• 3 & 4 Feb (online)
• 17 & 18 March (face-to-face)
• 7 & 8 April (online)
• 19 & 20 May (face-to-face)
• 16 & 17 June (online)
• 14 & 15 July (face-to-face)
• 18 & 19 August (online)
• 22 & 23 September (face-to-face)
• 20 & 21 October (online)
• 17 & 18 November (face-to-face)

Register: ECU partners with Elect Training and Consulting to deliver this course in a face-to-face format.  As part of enrolling in this course, you consent to allow ECU to provide Elect Training and Consulting with such information as may be necessary to facilitate the delivery of this course.

Pay by credit card or opt for an invoice option.

*Please note if using the pay-by-invoice option your enrolment won't be secured until payment is fully processed. Please notify shortcourses@ecu.edu.au if paying by invoice to ensure your place is secured.

For group bookings, please contact us via email info@electtraining.com.au

Further information

For further information contact Marcus Cattani in the School of Medical and Health Sciences, email m.cattani@ecu.edu.au