Our organisation

About Us, Mental Health Studies

Influencing widespread positive change across the sector

Adjunct Professor Annette Solman, HETI Chief Executive

The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) delivers education and training to support more than 110,000 clinical and non-clinical staff achieve excellence in health care within NSW. One of HETI’s key functions is as a registered Higher Education Provider.

HETI Higher Education is uniquely placed to draw on the expertise within Australia’s largest healthcare system, as it delivers quality postgraduate education to NSW Health staff, and students located across Australia and overseas.

We are proud to deliver two progressive, recovery-oriented postgraduate courses in Applied Mental Health Studies and Psychiatric Medicine. Our curriculum draws on the current evidence base while embracing learning from the NSW Institute of Psychiatry’s 50-year history.

We welcome a wide range of professionals to join our interdisciplinary learning community and follow their passion for mental health care.

Vision and Mission

Our vision is to provide contemporary, evidence-based higher education that is responsive to current and emerging trends within the mental health sector.

Through the pursuit of our vision, we aim to establish HETI as a respected higher education provider, known for excellence and a commitment to a recovery-oriented approach to mental health care.