This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in organisations that provide health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities. It is specific to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people working in a diversity of senior health care or strategic management roles and in diverse locations including urban, rural and remote settings.

This qualification is intended for people who are following a career and training pathway from working as a health worker or health practitioner to work at a strategic management level, using considerable underpinning skills and work experience to support management activities.

Depending on their role, work may be primarily focused on health care management or broader strategic management activities. This may involve health care and/or health promotion program management, health planning and case management for clients with complex needs, contribution to policy making, or strategic community development, human resource and business management activities. This qualification allows for diverse outcomes.

Individuals work with significant autonomy using considerable discretion and judgement to make strategic decisions at an organisational or district services level.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.