The Transition to Rural Practice Program (TRRP) has been developed to support the recruitment and retention of new graduate and early-career allied health professionals transitioning to rural locations for the first time. The program draws on several successful elements of allied health rural generalist training in private and non-government settings.
While the Transition to Rural Practice Program does not result in a rural generalist qualification, it may be considered as a precursor to rural generalist training that supports the early career allied health professional find their feet in rural and remote clinical practice while exposing them to career development opportunities.

AHAWDS is a medium-term service and workforce development strategy, intended to enhance participating organisations’ service capacity by growing the AHA workforce and AHA service delivery models. A minimum period of one and a half years is required to fully implement AHAWDS. Workplaces with an AHA development package will receive a suite of supports, professional development and service development activities over the life of the 18-month scheme.

A practical, policy‑informed professional development program designed to support rural and remote allied health clinicians and practice owners to understand the factors that shape health service delivery and to apply evidence‑based strategies to build sustainable services.

By the end of this series, participants will have a clearer understanding of factors that shape rural and remote health service delivery, and practical ideas they can use to strengthen and sustain workforce and service capacity in their own context.