When registering, please choose carefully to ensure you can attend the practical workshop. Each course has a specific date and venue for this workshop.

The online course takes around six hours to complete. You should complete and pass the online assessment BEFORE attending the three hour face-to-face practical workshop.

Please ensure you and your employer have read the Vaccinating Health Worker workforce page.

Registration requirements:  

You must be:

• A non-regulated healthcare worker (e.g., kaiāwhina, healthcare assistant, pharmacy technician) currently employed in a healthcare setting.

• Employed by an organisation that understands the role of the VHW and the support and supervision required.

• Able to complete the theory component and online assessment before attending the practical workshop.

• Committed to attending the practical workshop at the venue and on the date booked on registration.‍‍

Course content

• Introduction to immunisation

• Cultural engagement

• Communication

• Practical aspects of giving a vaccine

• Post vaccination observation

• Cold chain

• COVID-19

• Influenza

• Tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough

• Human papillomavirus

• School-based vaccinations‍‍

Assessment

At the end of the online course, complete the multiple-choice assessment. There are 30 questions, and you must get 24 correct to pass. You have 60 minutes to complete. 

IMPORTANT

‍The following link contains important information you need to know as it outlines course requirements, assessment rules, and clinical tutorial attendance requirements in line with expectations set by Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora - IMAC assessment and clinical tutorial assessment and attendance policy

Need to complete your Resuscitation training?

CPR certification is a requirement for vaccinators in New Zealand. We regularly run Resuscitation courses that you can complete alongside your VHW training.

View our course catalogue and find a course near you.

Contacts for registration support  

Please email: imaceducation@auckland.ac.nz 

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