About the Workplace Learning Grant Program
2022 Workplace Learning Program
Open from 15 July 2022 to 4 August 2022
The HETI Allied Health Workplace Learning (WPL) Program aims to provide financial support to groups of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and/or Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) seeking to further develop their knowledge and skills through workplace learning opportunities. Aboriginal Health Workers and Practitioners working in an allied health support role will also be included for the purposes of this grant.
Workplace Learning (WPL) is critical in building a capable health workforce through the development of work-specific knowledge and skills. WPL can be formal or informal learning opportunities, activities or events and occur within teams/groups of AHPs and AHAs in the workplace.
Grant Streams
The WPL Program has two streams:
- The Workplace Learning Professional Development Stream supports workplace-based learning within Local Health Districts (LHD) and Specialty Health Networks (SHN)
- The Cross Boundary Grant Stream supports professional development for groups of allied health for more than one health district or network
Workplace Learning Professional Development (WPLPD) Stream
The WPLPD stream has a focus on professional development activities that:
- Are workplace and team based within on LHD or SHN
- Focus on improvement or a change to workplace or clinical practice
- Are linked to local unmet training needs of teams and workplaces
- Demonstrate value for money (e.g. benefitting as many AHPs as possible)
- Are a priority learning need for the LHD or SHN
Cross Boundary (CB) Grant Stream
The CB stream has a focus on cross boundary professional development that:
- Addresses common learning needs across the state
- Facilitates increased communication and collaboration across NSW
- Enables a state-wide change in practice
- Facilitates consistent learning across many AHPs within a professional group
- May address specialist or complex learning needs that are only dealt with by a small number of clinicians across the state
Application
The applications for both programs will be through MyHETIconnect. If you do not already have an account/profile you will be prompted to create one. Once created this profile can be used for any HETI scholarships and grants that are available both this year and in future years. An application form will need to be uploaded as part of this online application. Please select either the Workplace learning application form or the Cross boundary application form to use. Please see the 2022 WPL Terms and Conditions.
Completed applications MUST be submitted through MyHETIconnect by COB Thursday 4 August 2022.
HETI General Allied Health Mailing List
If you would like to subscribe to a general allied health mailing list - this includes information about the Workplace Learning Grant Program please email this request to HETI-AlliedHealth@health.nsw.gov.au
Resources for "Applying for a Workplace Learning Grant"
HETI has prepared a short presentation to provide guidance in creating a high quality application for this program:
Presentation - Applying for a Workplace Learning Grant
A recording of the April 2018 webcast "Applying for a Workplace Learning Grant" is available for viewing by registering - webcast
A copy of the presentation from the webcast is available for download here.