3 hours
Minimal time committment,
maximum skill transfer.
6+
Condition-specific movement profiles covered in the training,
0
Generic theory. Every technique is grounded in real clinical experience.
The cost of getting it wrong
Average compensation per claim
$15,900
per serious musculoskeletal injury
Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025, published October 2025. URL: safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Median time off work
7.4 weeks
per serious claim - before backfill or productivity costs
Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025, published October 2025. URL: safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Victoria's most injured industry is
Healthcare & social assistance
the highest serious claim rate of any sector nationally.
Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025, published October 2025. URL: safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Right here in South West Victoria,
manual handling
was the single leading cause of serious workers' compensation claims across all industries.
WorkSafe Victoria regional data, as reported in: McNeil, M. (2023, September 30). WorkSafe releases south-west injury claim data. The Standard (Warrnambool). URL: standard.net.au/story/8366480
Compliance training wasn't built for people work.
Tick-the-box training
Generic manual handling covers legislation and basic posture. It doesn't cover what to do when someone has high tone, a pressure injury, or freezing episodes.
High staff turnover
Workers who don't feel confident and competent leave. Injuries accelerate that. The cost of replacing a support worker far exceeds the cost of training one properly.
Incident reports that shouldn't happen
Most handling incidents aren't caused by ignorance of the rules — they're caused by not knowing what to do in the specific moment with a specific person.
Workers absorbing risk they shouldn't
If the person being supported contributes more to the movement, the worker does less. Most staff have never been taught how to facilitate that.
The core principle behind Beyond Manual Handling
“If the client contributes more, you do less — that's not just better for the client,
it's better for your body
and your career longevity.”
What's covered
Practical skills your team can use the same afternoon.
01
Understanding the Person You're Supporting
Processing time as a clinical concept; and condition-specific movement profiles
04
Transfers & Movement
Correct technique across a range of transfer and movement tasks, with a focus on protecting both the worker and the person being supported.
02
Working With the Person
How to facilitate the person's active contribution to movement and transfers — because if they contribute more, you do less. Better for them, better for you.
05
Dynamic Risk Assessment
Reading the situation in real time — the person, the environment, the task, and your own capacity. Practical decision-making for handling that doesn't start and end with a form.
03
Equipment & Positioning
How to set up and use common handling equipment correctly — including why it matters for both the worker and the person being supported.
06
Scenario-Based Practical
Hands-on stations applying techniques to realistic scenarios your team actually encounters.
Built for organisations who know compliance isn't enough.
Beyond Manual Handling is the next step for teams who have baseline training but need real-world skills to back it up.
Not a refresher.
An upgrade.
✓
Disability support providers
Teams supporting participants with complex physical needs: SIL, SDA, community access, in-home support, equipment providers.
✓
Aged care organisations
Residential and in-home care staff where movement and cognition vary day to day.
✓
Allied health teams
Therapy assistants, community health workers who handle people but aren't trained clinicians.
Early-career clinicians who would like to learn more.
✓
Schools and early childhood
Education and support staff working with children with physical or neurological disabilities.
Who delivers it
Designed by a neurological physiotherapist.
This course wasn't put together by a generalist trainer.
It was built from years of direct clinical work with people who have complex movement and support needs.
Session details
Simple to book. Straightforward to run.
3 hrs
Session Duration
On-site or hosted in our therapy space
You choose
Group format
Corporate bookings available
CPD eligible
Certificates of completion