Eye Health Education and Training Pathways in Australia

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners play an essential role in delivering culturally safe primary healthcare, including eye health promotion, screening, referral, and support services within communities. 

Approved training providers include:

• Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW
• https://www.ahmrc.org.au
• Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
• https://ahcsa.org.au
• Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia
• https://www.ahcwa.org.au
• Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
• https://www.batchelor.edu.au
• Bega Garnbirringu Health Service
• https://www.bghealth.org.au
• Central Queensland University (CQU)
• https://www.cqu.edu.au
• Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (KAMS)
• https://kams.org.au
• Marr Mooditj Training
• https://www.marrmooditj.com.au
• Queensland Ambulance Service
• https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au
• TAFE NSW
• https://www.tafensw.edu.au
• TAFE Queensland
• https://tafeqld.edu.au
• Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
• https://www.vaccho.org.au
• Wirraka Maya Health Service
• https://www.wirrakamaya.org.au

These qualifications provide a strong foundation for community-based health careers and can support progression into further study in nursing, public health, and allied health professions.