Volunteer Learning

Training to help you help others with palliative care

Palliative care volunteers provide practical help and companionship to people living with advanced illness, their carers and families.

Online learning resources for volunteers are listed below. They will be added to as new resources for volunteers are released.

Other general information about volunteering and about palliative care are also listed.

eLearning

Palliative Care NSW Volunteer Support Services Programme Quizzes
This series of 11 quizzes covering a range of palliative care topics can be used as part of the initial or ongoing training for volunteers. They are based on Palliare: a Handbook for palliative care volunteers in NSW (5.16MB pdf)

palliLearn

Palliative Care Queensland has an innovate community education program that is open for all.

Supporting a Person Who Needs Palliative Care (319kb pdf)
This is an online pdf guidebook that provides basic but practical information for family and friends, carers or volunteers, who are assisting in care provision for a person who is in the palliative phase.

For trainers and educators

Palliative Care Victoria Volunteers Training Kit
This series of nine modules provides competency-based training across various topics in palliative care for volunteers. Training kits can be purchased for use.

Palliative Care NSW Volunteer Support Services Programme
Comprehensive palliative care volunteer training resource.

Courses by attendance

Learning / Training / Skills development opportunities in NSW
The Palliative Care NSW Volunteer Hub maintains a list of learning, training and skills opportunities available in NSW.