Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT) Train the Trainer Program

Becoming a Contraceptive Implant Trainer is an opportunity to deepen your sexual and reproductive health knowledge while building your skills in education, training, and clinical supervision.

This course is designed for South Australian health practitioners who:

• Have extensive experience in sexual and reproductive health

• Have at least 12 months of clinical experience inserting and/or removing Implanon NXT

• (Recommended) Have experience in training or education—though this is not essential.

You’ll learn how to train other practitioners using the latest evidence-based guidelines on contraceptive implant use, including insertion, removal, side effect management, and complication care. Training is delivered in line with Implanon NXT Training Recommendations for Health Care Professionals.

You will also gain practical skills in:

• Teaching and supervising health professionals

• Facilitating learning in clinical settings

• Providing feedback and assessment.
  Note: Practitioners who perform insertions only may be eligible to train others in insertion alone.

Course Format

This blended program includes both online and face-to-face components:

• Online learning: 1.5 hours of self-paced content via SHINE SA’s online learning platform
• Face-to-face workshop: A 1.5-hour session with hands-on simulation, including:
• Implanon NXT training outcomes and trainee expectations
• Key trainer skills and responsibilities
• A mock training session where you demonstrate insertion and removal techniques.

For regional and remote participants (RRMA 3–7): A virtual workshop can be arranged with prior consultation. A $50 deposit is required to access the Implanon training kit.

We encourage the following practitioners to apply: doctors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses or midwives with an interest in education and training as well as a commitment to providing ongoing training in Implanon NXT insertion and removal. 

To be eligible for this training you must have: 

• current AHPRA registration as doctor, nurse practitioner, registered nurse or midwife 
• minimum 12 months clinical experience with insertion and/or removal of Implanon NXT 
• registered with the manufacturer as Implanon NXT inserter 
• hold current Implanon NXT theory and simulation training certificate 
• clinical experience and up-to-date evidence-based knowledge in contraception (evidence in current practice and relevant professional development) 
• demonstrate Implanon NXT insertion/removal technique as per manufacturer’s training guidelines/PI – to be directly observed by an experienced Implanon NXT trainer 
• agree to teach the standard Implanon NXT insertion and removal technique and comply with national standards 
• agree to provide evidence of training (e.g. Certificate of attendance) to trainees who attend/complete training 

• This education is accredited RACGP
• This activity is accredited with ACRRM
• Certificate of Completion