The formative evaluation of Teaching and Research Aged Care Service (TRACS) models supported through the Aged Care Workforce Flexible Fund is a project being undertaken by the Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre (WISeR) at the University of Adelaide. TRACS are aged care services that combine teaching, research, clinical care and service delivery in one location to operate as a learning environment for aged care students and staff. TRACS involve partnerships between aged care providers, researchers and teaching personnel and are designed to yield enhanced quality of aged
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The formative evaluation of Teaching and Research Aged Care Service (TRACS) models supported through the Aged Care Workforce Flexible Fund is a project being undertaken by the Australian Workplace Innovation and Social Research Centre (WISeR) at the University of Adelaide. TRACS are aged care services that combine teaching, research, clinical care and service delivery in one location to operate as a learning environment for aged care students and staff. TRACS involve partnerships between aged care providers, researchers and teaching personnel and are designed to yield enhanced quality of aged care, clinical placements and workforce development, and research which is relevant to aged care. Most partnerships are between universities and aged care organisations. The national evaluation began in December 2012 with a workshop of participants from the 16 TRACS projects and from the Department of Health and Ageing. It will complete in mid-2015.
This brief report provides an overview of the second workshop held in Melbourne on 19 May 2014. It followed on from the first workshop held in December 2012 to commence the process of establishing a community of practice amongst projects. The first half of the day was dedicated to project presentations focusing on key outputs and outcomes achieved to date. The discussions that followed focused on partnerships, building capacity in the aged care sector, workforce education and development, and enabling a research evidence base in aged care.
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