Online IDDSI & Dysphagia Training Australia

Practical online dysphagia awareness and IDDSI Framework training for aged care, residential care, disability support, catering and foodservice teams across Australia.

Support staff knowledge and understanding of dysphagia, texture-modified foods, thickened liquids and the internationally recognised IDDSI Framework with flexible online training from FlexiLearnHub.

100% Online Training | Study at Your Own Pace | Certificate on Completion | Individual & Team Training

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IDDSI & Dysphagia Awareness Training for Australian Care and Foodservice Teams

Dysphagia — difficulty swallowing — can affect a person’s ability to eat and drink safely and comfortably. Staff who prepare, serve or support people with food and drinks therefore need an appropriate understanding of swallowing difficulties and the importance of following each person’s prescribed eating and drinking recommendations.

The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) provides a globally recognised framework for describing texture-modified foods and thickened liquids.

FlexiLearnHub’s online Dysphagia Awareness & IDDSI Framework Training provides a practical introduction to dysphagia and the IDDSI Framework for people working across aged care, disability support, catering, foodservice and related care environments.

Who Is This Online IDDSI Training For?

This awareness course may be particularly relevant for people working in:

• • Residential aged care

• • Aged care services

• • Disability support

• • Supported living environments

• • Catering and foodservice

• • Kitchen and hospitality teams

• • Care and support roles

• • Organisations supporting people with swallowing difficulties

The course can be taken by individual learners or used by organisations wishing to strengthen staff awareness of dysphagia and IDDSI.

What Will You Learn?

Understanding Dysphagia

Develop awareness of what dysphagia is, how swallowing difficulties can affect eating and drinking, and why individualised professional assessment and recommendations are important.

Understanding the IDDSI Framework

Learn how the IDDSI Framework provides standardised terminology for describing different food textures and drink thicknesses.

Texture-Modified Foods & Thickened Liquids

Build awareness of why some people with dysphagia may be recommended texture-modified foods or thickened liquids and why prescribed recommendations must be followed accurately.

Supporting Consistency

Understand why communication and consistency between care, support, catering and foodservice teams are important when supporting a person with dysphagia.

IDDSI Testing & Awareness

Gain an introduction to IDDSI testing methods and their role within the framework.

Why IDDSI Awareness Matters in Aged Care

People receiving aged care or disability support may have complex and individual eating and drinking requirements.

Where texture-modified food or thickened liquids have been recommended by an appropriately qualified health professional, staff involved in preparing, serving or supporting meals need to understand the terminology being used and the importance of following the individual’s documented recommendations.

A shared understanding of the IDDSI Framework can help care, support and foodservice teams communicate more consistently about food textures and drink thicknesses.

Flexible Online Training from FlexiLearnHub

FlexiLearnHub makes professional awareness training accessible wherever your team is based.

100% Online Access

Complete the course online without attending a classroom.

Learn at Your Own Pace

Learners can work through the training flexibly and revisit course content during their access period.

Knowledge Check

Course learning is reinforced through an online knowledge check.

Certificate on Completion

Learners receive a certificate after successfully completing the course requirements.

Individual & Team IDDSI Training

Whether you’re an individual learner looking to improve your knowledge or an organisation supporting staff development, FlexiLearnHub provides a straightforward way to access online dysphagia and IDDSI awareness training.

The online format is particularly useful for organisations with staff working different shifts or across multiple locations.

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Watch: Introduction to IDDSI & Dysphagia Training Australia

This short introduction explains how FlexiLearnHub’s online Dysphagia Awareness & IDDSI Framework Training can support staff knowledge across Australian aged care, disability support, catering and foodservice settings.

The IDDSI Framework

The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative developed the IDDSI Framework to provide common terminology and definitions for texture-modified foods and thickened liquids.

Learners and organisations can also access the official IDDSI Framework and supporting resources directly from IDDSI.

Visit the Official IDDSI Website

Important Information About This Training

FlexiLearnHub’s Dysphagia Awareness & IDDSI Framework Training is an awareness-level educational course.

It does not qualify learners to diagnose dysphagia, conduct swallowing assessments, prescribe an IDDSI level, or independently change a person’s prescribed food texture or liquid consistency.

Assessment of swallowing difficulties and individual clinical recommendations should be undertaken by appropriately qualified health professionals. Staff should follow the person’s current documented recommendations and their organisation’s policies and procedures.

FlexiLearnHub is a UK-based online training provider, and this course is available to learners internationally, including learners and organisations in Australia.

Online IDDSI & Dysphagia Training Australia

Build your understanding of dysphagia, texture-modified foods, thickened liquids and the IDDSI Framework through flexible online learning.