Training and Resources

Online Training Course

Quit Victoria Learning Hub

This online training program has a variety of courses available, including:

• Smoking cessation essentials - This course includes a series of modules covering essential elements to guide people to quit smoking.
• Smoking and mental health - This course provides current and practical information about smoking and mental illness. It is designed to increase the knowledge and confidence of those working in the mental health sector to provide basic smoking support.

Click here to access the online training portal and register to complete the training.

Resources to support development of smoke free environments

Creating smoke free environments guide

This guide provides guidelines for implementing smoke free policies in social and community services.

Smoke Free Hospitals: Supporting your Smoke Free Policy

Resource to engage people in a conversation about their tobacco use

3 steps in less than 3 minutes

A 2 page guide which will help staff engage their clients in a conversation about their smoking habit.

Resources to help people make smoking history

Quit pocket guide

A small pocket sized guide that is designed to provide reminders about the benefits of quitting, helpful tips to keep people on track and information on the support services that are available to help along the way.

Fact sheets, posters, and stickers

Can be downloaded or hard copies ordered.

Note: Hard copies of the resources noted above can be ordered from the Cancer Council WA website.

Resources for Aboriginal People

AOD Knowledge Centre - Tobacco Portal

This web resource provides quality information and resources to support the reduction of harms associated with tobacco use among Aboriginal people.

No Smokes

An innovative anti-smoking initiative that uses videos, animations, music, games and other fun stuff to help young Aboriginal people quit smoking. It also has resources for teachers and health professionals that work with Aboriginal youth.

Quitline Aboriginal Liaison Team (QALT)

QALT has developed a number of culturally appropriate resources that contain information about the Quitline, the harmful impact of tobacco use and useful advice on quitting smoking.

SIDS and KIDS - Reducing the risk of SUDI in Aboriginal Communities (RROSIAC) program

The RROSIAC program endeavours to educate Aboriginal families and health professionals about the risk that smoke exposure poses for babies during pregnancy and after birth as a part of the six safe sleeping recommendations.

Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program

Local Aboriginal health services through their TIS program have resources that are specific to their region. Click here for a list of TIS teams located across WA that can help you identify what resources you may be able to use with people accessing your services.

Mental Health Resources

The Australian Government in collaboration with Sane Australia has developed brochures for people living with a mental illness who would like to reduce and quit smoking. They also have information for people that are supporting people living with a mental illness to quit.

Other Resources

The Australian Government has posters, information sheets and flyers that have been designed for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, and people from culturally and linguistically giverse backgrounds.

Mentone Educational has educational resources for sale that can be used to talk to different people about smoking. Click here to view the tobacco resources.