Up Coming Trainings
Building confidence around death, dying and care at home
Amitayus provides practical and reflective education for people who want to better understand how to support someone approaching the end of life.
Training is open to members of the wider community, as well as people considering becoming an Amitayus volunteer carer.
Last Aid: Care for the Dying at Home
The next training will be held in 2027 at Byron Community College Mullumbimby.
Last Aid is a practical, experiential and contemplative weekend course exploring how people can support someone who chooses to approach the end of life at home.
The course creates space to develop practical understanding, reflect on death and dying and become more confident offering physical, emotional and compassionate support.The journey towards dying at home
Practical preparations and requirements
Duty of care
Grief and loss
Spiritual care
Care of the person after death
Supporting the dying person and those around them
An aspiration of the program is also to normalise death and dying and cultivate, both personally and in the community, understanding of how to engage with death and dying in a more open, supportive and compassionate way.
Last Aid is open to anyone in the community and can be completed as a standalone education course. Participants do not have to become Amitayus volunteers.
Course format
A practical and reflective weekend program.
Location
Byron Community College, Mullumbimby.
Group size
Classes are limited to 16 participants.
Next course
The next Last Aid training is currently planned for 2027. Exact dates and enrolments have not yet been released. The 2026 Last Aid and Meeting Death programs have already taken place.
Registration
Bookings will be made through Byron Community College once the course is available for enrolment.
What participants may gain
Learning to meet death with greater understanding
Practical knowledge
Develop a clearer understanding of what may be involved when supporting someone who wishes to die at home.
Greater confidence
Feel more prepared to respond to the physical, emotional and practical realities surrounding death and dying.
Space for reflection
Explore personal beliefs, experiences and responses to death, grief and loss.
More open conversations
Build confidence speaking about death and dying in a compassionate, supportive and grounded way.
Who the course is for
You may find this course valuable if you are…
Caring for someone with a life-limiting illness
Supporting a family member, friend or community member
Interested in understanding death and dying more openly
Planning ahead for care at home
Working or volunteering in a caring role
Considering becoming an Amitayus volunteer carer
You do not need previous experience in healthcare or end-of-life care to express interest.