Training
Training and education are the keys to effective implementation of workplace substance (drug and alcohol) use policies. TDDA offers specialised training and education services for all levels of employees.
Employee Education
Obtaining team buy-in through education is crucial as substance testing in the workplace can be sensitive.
Topics covered in these 75-minute sessions include work health and safety legislation; introducing your drug and alcohol policy; drug and alcohol testing in the workplace; drug and alcohol abuse risks and effects; drugs being tested for including illicit and prescription drugs; drug and alcohol testing procedures and what to expect.
In-house Employee Education caters for up to 35 employees per session.
Management Training
Workplace managers need to be equipped to detect signs of substance abuse and trained to handle related scenarios.
Topics covered in our 4-hour Management Training sessions include duties under the Work Health and Safety legislation; statistics and facts about drug use and testing; drug and alcohol testing in the workplace; drug/substance use signs and symptoms indicators and paraphernalia; effective use of the TDDA Managers app; establishing reasonable grounds; search and seizure; and group scenario work.
Management Training courses can be offered in-house or at TDDA locations together with participants from other organisations. They can cater for up to 20 management staff per session.
Comprehensive Substance Identification
(CSi) Training
If you are responsible for managing your organisation’s drug and alcohol policy or testing programme, our Comprehensive Substance Identification Training (CSi) is for you.
CSi is the scientifically-backed Drugs of Abuse Recognition (DAR) programme, modified to suit the workplace. This is the highest level of drug and alcohol training and the first of its kind to be delivered across Australasia.
Topics covered in this full-day professional training course include:
- Understanding the eight major drug categories
- Deep dive into problematic drugs in the workplace, including prescription medications
- Applying the Drugs of Abuse Recognition (DAR) 7-step process by examining the eyes, balance, coordination, and pulse
- When to apply the CSi process and how to do so with confidence
- Scenarios and practical exercises
- Working through the TDDA CSi APP and generating a report
- How CSi fits with your company’s substance use policy
Managers who participate in this training will receive the TDDA CSi app, a CSi-trained certification card, as well as a certificate of completion.
CSi training can be arranged in-house or at TDDA locations together with participants from other organisations. They can cater for up to 20 management staff per session.
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