{"id":10698,"date":"2024-02-27T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/?page_id=10698"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:36:11","slug":"crest-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/local-community\/curtin-involve\/crest-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CREST Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Curtin Consumer-led Research Education and Support Training Program (known as \u2018Curtin CREST\u2019) is an online training program funded by the Western Australia State Government. It has been developed by Curtin Involve and Curtin\u2019s Consumer Research Lab and in collaboration with the Department of Health\u2019s Office of Medical Research and Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program aims to educate and upskill consumers and community members with the fundamental principles of research, and to gain the skills to co-design and lead health projects in partnership with researchers and stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time commitment<\/strong>: approximately 145\u2013150 hours, plus voluntary fortnightly virtual drop-in sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delivery option<\/strong>: fully online and self-paced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: 10\u201312 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fee<\/strong>: Free of charge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Applications for 2026 intake now closed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Register your interest for the next intake by emailing <a href=\"mailto:involve@curtin.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">involve@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"faqs\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"FAQs content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n        <div class=\"faqs__container\">\n                \n                                \n                                        <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Program-learning-outcomes\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Program-learning-outcomes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Program-learning-outcomes\">Program learning outcomes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Program-learning-outcomes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ol>\n<li>Understand and apply health research literacy<\/li>\n<li>Employ rigorous scientific methods to design health research with a focus on developing insightful and impactful research questions and designs<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate and synthesise information collected from the wide variety of secondary and primary data sources available<\/li>\n<li>Critically apply a wide range of comprehensive research methodologies with a commitment to research ethics, cultural sensitivity, and inclusivity<\/li>\n<li>Analyse and interpret qualitative and quantitative information to aid the development of impactful recommendations for health services<\/li>\n<li>Effectively communicate the results of research findings either verbally or in written formats<\/li>\n<li>Effectively demonstrate collaboration and consultative teamwork skills in the implementation of the research project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                                                <div class=\"column-break\"><\/div>\n                                                                <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Training-module-content-(phase-1)\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Training-module-content-(phase-1)\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Training-module-content-(phase-1)\">Training module content (phase 1)<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Training-module-content-(phase-1)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <ol>\n<li>Health care system in Australia<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to consumer and community involvement in health research<\/li>\n<li>Laying the groundwork for contributing lived experience to health research<\/li>\n<li>Lived experience in action \u2013 what research needs from consumers \/ community<\/li>\n<li>CCI for impact and translation<\/li>\n<li>Research translation and design thinking<\/li>\n<li>Secondary research and problem formation<\/li>\n<li>Population sampling and recruitment<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative research<\/li>\n<li>Qualitative research methods<\/li>\n<li>Clinical trials and randomised control trials<\/li>\n<li>Health and medical research ethics and governance<\/li>\n<li>Analytical modules \u2013 exploring and applying technical analytic skillsets to conduct both qualitative and quantitative data analysis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                                        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"apply-faq_buttons\">\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n\n        <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-size=\"small\"         data-card-count=\"2\"\n         data-card-background=\"gray\">\n                    <div  id=\"phase-1-training-modules\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"phase-1-training-modules\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Phase 1: Training modules<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p><strong>Total workload<\/strong><br \/>\n65 hours<\/p><p><strong>Study mode<\/strong><br \/>\nFully online and self-paced<\/p><p><strong>Duration<\/strong><br \/>\n13 weeks <\/p><p><strong>Weekly commitment<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2 hours of learning content (13 modules)<\/li><li>3 hours of preparation and assessment<\/li><li>Optional fortnightly drop-in session<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"phase-2-practical-research-modules\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"phase-2-practical-research-modules\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Phase 2: Practical research modules<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p><strong>Total workload<\/strong><br \/>\n80 hours<\/p><p><strong>Study mode<\/strong><br \/>\nOption of online or face-to-face research supervision<\/p><p><strong>Duration<\/strong><br \/>\n16 weeks<\/p><p><strong>Weekly commitment<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>1 hour research supervision<\/li><li>4 hours of practical research and assessment<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>After completion of the full Curtin CREST program, all participants will<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receive a certification of completion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join the Curtin CREST alumni community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access unit content for up to 18 months (starting from the program commencement date)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive 25 credit points (equivalent to one unit) for a selected graduate certificate qualification at Curtin University (each graduate certificate consists of 4 units with 100 credits in total)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The 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