Advocacy Training and Development Program
The 10620NAT Course in Military Advocacy is for members of Ex-Service Organisations (ESO) which offer advocacy services to serving and ex-serving members of the armed forces and their dependants. The program is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Major Training Services Pty Ltd (MTS) (RTO Code 90748), offers the 10620NAT Course in Military Advocacy through a written agreement with the Advocacy Training and Development Program (ATDP).
The 10620NAT Course in Military Advocacy is a nationally accredited, Competency Based Training (CBT) program and places a reliance on experiences gained in a working environment. The Course Recognition Manager is; Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) (external link), under the Authority of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011. The course was approved by the Recognition Manager (ASQA) on 28 April 2017. The Course Copyright Holder is the Department of Veteran Affairs.
The course contains six elective Units of Competency; some units have a pre-requisite Unit of Competency. Completing one or more Units of Competency leads to a Statement of Attainment issued by Major Training Services Pty Ltd (RTO Code 90748).
The Units of Competency are:
MILADC001 Provide military rehabilitation and compensation advocacy services under supervision
MILADC002 Provide military rehabilitation and compensation advocacy services
MILADC003 Advocate on behalf of members of the military community before the Veterans’ Review Board
MILADC004 Advocate on behalf of members of the military community before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
MILADW001 Provide military welfare advocacy services under supervision
MILADW002 Provide military welfare advocacy services
Training is conducted primarily in the workplace and guided by a mentor appointed by the ESO. The workplace experiences are supplemented by formal training which includes online study units and face-to-face consolidated training. Advocates have twelve (12) months to complete their chosen unit of competency via the training pathway.
Pension and Welfare officers trained under the TIP system will be able to undertake a process of RPL in order to transition to the Course in Military Advocacy. This process initially takes former TIP practitioners to level 2 in their chosen stream. Level 3 and 4 compensation advocates must gain a level 2 Statement of Attainment first, as this is a pre-requisite for level 3. Level 3 is also a pre-requisite for Level 4.
All training and assessment is conducted by trainers and assessors who hold the relevant formal vocational competencies and training and assessment credentials to train and assess .
Trainees are to be selected by their ESO using the Guidelines for the Section of Advocacy Trainees. Ideally new entrants will have been exposed to the role in the workplace prior to enrolment to ensure their ability and willingness to carry out the role. The ESO must then nominate the person using the online nomination form. Once that has been done, the nominee must then complete an online application form.
Once the online application form has been submitted, you will be enrolled with MTS, provided mandatory entry requirements have been met as listed below:
MTS staff will contact you via email, regarding the abovementioned requirements.
Preferences for training places is based on the best possible return to the ex-service community, so workload of an ESO, Veteran Centre or Community of Practice is taken into account.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) are hosting eight free interactive educational webinars. The aim of the webinars is to inform health professionals, community workers, veterans and their families about the services that are available in the aged care sector
DVA has a range of personal monitoring technologies available to eligible veterans and widow/ers.
Accessing and installing a personal monitoring system may be suitable for older veterans and widow/ers if they are self-isolating to protect themselves from exposure to COVID-19.
DVA veterans and widow/ers can access fully-monitored 24-hours a day, seven days a week personal response systems in their home or as mobile pendant personal response devices that are designed to keep them safe at home and when out and about. The initial and ongoing costs are covered by DVA if these devices are arranged through DVA.
Personal response devices can be tailored to an individual’s needs, giving the person being monitored the comfort that assistance is never far away and reassuring family and friends that their loved one is able to access help easily, if it is needed.
This Information Pack outlines broadly what our volunteer advocates and advocate support officers do to assist our members and clients. (TEXT)
You will find out about:
The Information Pack can be downloaded as a Word Template and you can customize it for your ex-service organisation or Veterans Support Centre and distribute it electronically - or print out hard copies for your members.
Please click here to register for upcoming Transition Conferences to be held in 2020.
These conferences provide an opportunity for Ex-Service organisations and individual advocates to find out more about transition programs and provide feedback from their members. If able you are encouraged to attend.
A new, easier-to-use Department of Veterans’ Affairs website designed for veterans and their families will replace the existing www.dva.gov.au website on 4 March 2020.
Many of you would be aware of the current Beta website, which was released for testing and feedback in July 2019. DVA is in the final stages of adding content in preparation for the changeover.
If you have not already done so, we encourage you to look around the Beta site – https://beta.dva.gov.au/ – and familiarise yourself with the new look and feel.
The Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant encourages Australians to recognise and acknowledge the unique nature of military service and to support veterans and their families. The Oath, Veteran Card and Lapel Pin underpin the Covenant and provide further recognition and easier identification of veterans.
Read it here2020 Mid North Coast Veterans' Advocates' Seminar
MNC Veterans' Advocates' Community of Practice Network
23 and 24 March 2020 – Adelaide SA
This two-day education and skills based workshop is provided free to the veteran community.
Join the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and Older Persons Advocacy Network for FREE interactive educational webinars
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