Funding
Well-planned and managed funding is essential to improving clinical placement capacity and delivery across Victoria. The Victorian Government's clinical placements strategy, Clinical Placements in Victoria: Establishing a Statewide Approach, identifies the State Government's role in improving funding models and structures. This includes:
- developing funding models that better align placement activity and funding levels
- establishing cost sharing arrangements between universities and health services
- facilitating ongoing negotiations with the Commonwealth Government regarding health education funding
- distributing operating and capital/infrastructure funds to support growth.
A number of funding sources exist to support the training and development of the health workforce:
- VET Funding Sources
Schemes, grants and programs to assist students and established health professionals to access Vocational Education and Training opportunities. - Infrastructure and Academic Funding
Funding mechanisms to support the growth of medical placements in Victoria, including rural and regional areas.