Dementia care is complicated and resource intensive and when badly managed, is an excessive burden on both primary and acute care. Training for the delivery of great care faces many challenges. Dementia Training Australia has developed the National Dementia Education and Training Standards Framework. The Framework outlines the skills and knowledge needed for careworkers to provide excellence in care. Co-designed with people living with Dementia, clinical experts, carers and families, the framework outlines the expectations for carers and health care professionals across all disciplines and is supported by self-assessment tools to identify skills gaps and learning opportunities. This presentation discusses how the Framework can build a skilled, confident and resilient health workforce. It also discusses how training delivery needs to account for different learning styles and how interactive approaches such as games can assist in skills development. It also discusses whether there is a consistent and reasonable understanding of behavioural changes and whether the current supports and the reporting regime are actively contributing to stigmatisation of some aged care residents, creating bed block in acute care facilities and preventing some of those living with Dementia to remain in residential care. A knowledgeable and skilled workforce can prevent that and improve the lives of those being cared for. We will explore the ways in which training can make a difference to the living experience for those with dementia and diminish the fear factor associated with caring for those with Dementia.