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Kaya reader,
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first edition of Compensation Matters for 2025. This month we’re delighted to share with you all things new.
Feeling the summer heat? Our updated online training courses for claims managers, workplace rehabilitation providers and insurance brokers mean you can level up your skills from the comfort of the air-conditioned indoors.
For the medical practitioners – there are plenty of learning opportunities to come, as well as our new resource Workers Compensation and Injury Management: A Guide for Treating Medical Practitioners to support you as we work towards our common goal: optimising outcomes for injured workers.
And that’s not all. Whatever your role, we're here to assist you amplify your impact throughout 2025. Keep reading to learn how.
NEW LEARNING
As we kick off 2025, we are pleased to announce the launch of our revised online training courses. All courses have been developed to deliver essential knowledge in line with the new legislation and assist you in the day-to-day operations and expectations of your role.
Three updated courses are available now, for Claims Managers, Workplace Rehabilitation Providers and Insurance Brokers.
The courses can be accessed for free through our online education portal. A certificate will be issued upon completion of course requirements.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
WorkCover WA is sponsoring two scholarships for WA healthcare professionals to attend the new post-graduate course Compensable Health and Medicine, developed by Monash University in partnership with the Personal Injury Education Foundation.
The ten-week course is suitable for GPs, physiotherapists, psychologists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals, and launches in March 2025.
To express your interest, please send a one-page letter outlining your qualifications and interest in the course to rebecca.harris@workcover.wa.gov.au by 5pm Friday 24 January 2025.
Learn more about the topics covered and the learning objectives on the Monash University website.
NEW RESOURCES
From diagnosis and assessment to liaising with other members of the treating team, treating medical practitioners play a central role in assisting injured workers following a work injury, and guiding their recovery.
Our new publication Workers Compensation and Injury Management: A Guide for Treating Medical Practitioners has been designed to assist treating medical practitioners in performing this vital role to optimise patient health outcomes.
Access the Guide online now via the WorkCover WA website.
Cancellation Guidelines
WorkCover WA's new Policy Coverage and Cancellation Guidelines inform and guide employers, insurers and insurance brokers on the process of requesting approval to cancel a policy, or cancel employer coverage where a joint policy holder arrangement exists.
NEW CONNECTIONS
The WorkCover WA Conference is back for 2025! This year's theme is Amplifying Impact. Join us to explore how we can all make a bigger impact and inspire change in the varying roles we inhabit across the scheme.
Presentation Requests
Did you know we deliver presentations on request to groups of workers, employers and service providers?
If you think your organisation would benefit from a presentation from us, please reach out to our team.
Important dates
WorkCover WA Conference 2025
16 September 2024
WorkCover WA acknowledges the traditional custodians throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community.
We pay our respects to all Aboriginal communities and their cultures, to elders past and present.
