Table 4.

Bilingual Research Assistant training and costing.

Topic	Training type	Time	Delivered by	Costing (AUD)
Cancer Basics	Formal presentation	4 h	-Project Team Training Handbook	$1456
Research Methodology	Formal group training	4 h	-Project Team Training Handbook	$1456
Trial methodology	-Small group training sessions One-on-one training	Ongoing	Project Team	Included in RA wage/general project expenditure
Good Clinical Practice Informed consent, Ethics in Research, Voluntary participation Confidentiality	Certified group workshop	4 h	-Project Team Training Handbook	$1456
Conducting patient consent using skills learned in Good Clinical Practice	Reminders at meetings One-on-one telephone calls Quiz Peer review	Ongoing	-Project Team Research peers	Included in RA wage/general project expenditure
Cultural awareness and potential research barriers	Round-table group workshop	Monthly	Bilingual RAs and Consumer Advocates	Included in RA wage/general project expenditure
Role/Skills Training Boundaries when interacting with patients, Empathy, Handling distress during a telephone call Self-care	Formal, external consultant hired for training	8 h	-Professional Trainer through Cancer Council Training Handbook	-$1000 (trainer costing) $3912
Qualitative Interviewing Purpose Open/closed questions Probes versus leading questions	-Multiple group training sessions (<3 hs) One-on-one training and practice Example audio interview resources Regular ongoing training and reminders at meetings Peer Review	8 h + ongoing	Project Team Training Handbook	$2912
Total costing				$11,192