A SCHOOL BASED VOCATIONAL MATERNAL-INFANT HEALTH EDUCATION PATHWAY. This project aims to implement and evaluate a new pathway into higher education Midwifery studies. A primary focus is Aboriginal and

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A SCHOOL BASED VOCATIONAL MATERNAL-INFANT HEALTH EDUCATION PATHWAY. This project aims to implement and evaluate a new pathway into higher education Midwifery studies. A primary focus is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students. The project expects to create the first school-based vocational Health Service Assistant Certificate III in maternal-infant health offered in Australia. Expected outcomes are increased post-school enrolments in the Bachelor of Midwifery program and participation in the health workforce. This will provide significant benefits in providing a new strategy to address current midwifery workforce deficits, provide school leavers with work-ready qualifications, and address inequities in education and workforce participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.. Scheme: Linkage Projects. Field: 4502 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education. Lead: Prof Donna Hartz