HESA Accredited Immunisation Courses

Note: For staff hired to administer influenza vaccines only, the following information is not applicable. Please proceed directly to the WA Health immunisation education modules and registration section.

Please see the education requirements table for immunisation providers working under the CEO of Health SASA (Structured Administration and Supply Arrangements) which outlines education requirements by provider and vaccine type. All immunisation providers must work within their scope of practice and specific SASA requirements.

Note: The HESA accredited immunisation course needs to be completed only once, unless you have:

• Not been working as a health care provider for over 3 years, or
• been practicing as a health care provider in a non-immunisation related role for over 5 years.

The following online training courses are run by South Australia Health, and are designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of immunology and immunisation:

• Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program (external site) 
• Understanding Vaccines for Midwives – vaccination requirements during pregnancy and early childhood (external site)

The courses are endorsed by the Health Education Services Australia (HESA) (external site), and is an approved program of study for WA eligible healthcare providers to meet one of the WA Health Structured Administration Supply Arrangement (SASA) requirements.

To find out more about the course and to register, visit SA Health (external site).

Note: For Community Pharmacists, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) offer:

• Information on the approved PGA immunisation training courses (external site) for pharmacists.
• The PSA Vaccination Hub (external site) links to pharmacist vaccination and refresher courses, as well as pharmacist-related vaccination resources.

Training courses are also provided to pharmacy students by universities.

Recognised prior learning

The immunisation education programs listed below, and/or those accredited by Health Education Services Australia (HESA) (external site), are recognised by WA Health as valid contribution towards eligibility to practice as an immunisation provider in WA.

Note: Immunisation providers still need to adhere to other additional requirements to support authority to practice, e.g. organisational requirements or the SASA, if applicable.

Education Provider	Approved Immunisation education program
WA Health	Immunisation Certification Program: Excellence in Immunisation ,Theory and Clinical Competency (No longer available)
NT Health	About Giving Vaccines (No longer available)
University of Southern Queensland	Advanced Nursing Practice - Immunisation Nursing
SA Health	A short course on immunology and Immunisation for healthcare providers (No longer available)
SA Health	Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program
University of Melbourne	Immunisation - Nurse Immuniser course
Queensland Health, Education and Training Cunningham Centre	Immunisation Program - Registered Nurse Health (Drugs and Poisons) regulations 1996 Course
Immunisation Advisory Centre, Ministry of Health, Auckland New Zealand	Vaccinator Training Course
Central Queensland Health Service District Education and Research Unit	Advanced Nursing Practice: Immunisation Course
The Australian College of Nursing	Immunisation for Health Practitioners course 347 (prior to this the Immunisation for Registered Nurses course 306)
La Trobe University, Melbourne	Nurse Immuniser Program
University of Tasmania	Immunisation Education for Registered Nurses
Australian Catholic University, Queensland	National Immunisation Education Program for Health Professionals (NIEPHP)
Benchmarque Group	Immunisation Course for Health Professionals