June - July 2024
There are two pathology VET qualifications:
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HLT37215 Certificate III in Pathology Collection links to the job role of Pathology Collector (ANZSCO ID 311216).
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HLT37415 Certificate III in Pathology Assistance reflects the role of specimen reception staff in a pathology laboratory.
The qualifications have not been reviewed since 2015. Initial feedback from stakeholders has indicated a need to explore opportunities to address common skills gaps identified specifically for pathology and reiterated as cross-sectorial across Health and Social Assistance industries.
Skills gaps to be addressed include:
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regional healthcare settings and point of care testing
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support for specialist environments
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development for a range of patient handling
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digital literacy skills
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pre-requisite skills
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professional responsibilities and soft skills
The project outcomes will better align qualifications to current industry needs and regulatory requirements and will create clear and sustainable career pathways to support existing and future growth in the industry.
A project Technical
Committee (TC) is currently being established to provide expert advice for this
project. Technical Committee members are selected based on their individual expertise
relevant to the diverse aspects of the project.
Project fact sheet
August 2024
Numerous information gathering activities will be undertaken to prepare drafts of units of competency, qualifications and skill sets for the national stakeholder consultations. These include:
- a Technical Committee meeting to source stakeholder names to consult on qualifications content, for insight on communication and consultation strategies, and to provide technical knowledge into the skills required to meet the desired vocational outcome of the qualifications.
- 16 one-on-one employer interviews will be undertaken to determine the skills required in their organisations, the career pathways for workers and the focused changes in their sector in the foreseeable future. These will include employers from small, medium and large employers.
- A virtual functional analysis workshop will bring together industry stakeholders from all Australian jurisdictions to determine what are the skill commonalities and differences. This information will assist in the determination of the core and elective components of the draft qualifications.
- Desktop research will be used to gather publicly available information into industry standards, working conditions and employer’s recruitment key selection criteria.
November 2024
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February 2025
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June 2025
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