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EducationASADA continues to place great emphasis on its education program as a key tool in the prevention of doping insport. We aim to implement an effective and efficient education program that provides learning opportunitiesfor all members of the Australian sporting community. The program helps develop the essential knowledge,skills and attitudes required to achieve a sporting environment free from doping. The increased media attentionon anti-doping during 2012–13 has seen a large number of organisations re-focus their attention on providingup-to-date information to their members, and ASADA has worked with them to provide tailored solutions to theireducation needs.e-LearningASADA’s flagship education product is Pure Performance Online. Launched in 2010, it is a free and easy-to-use onlineeducation tool for Australia’s sporting community. No matter where you are in the world, Pure Performance Onlineprovides athletes, support personnel and the general public with 24/7 access to up-to-date anti-doping information.The key feature of Pure Performance Online is a level 1 anti-doping course that includes six modules covering thecore knowledge areas for athletes at any level. Pure Performance Online also contains a fast-track test (40 questionquiz), a level 2 Annual Update Test, facilitator courses (online training courses for those staff or administratorswho wish to train themselves to provide further education to their athletes) and short learning updates on topicalanti-doping issues.Following strong support and uptake by national sporting organisations, and the increased profile of ASADA’swork in the media, the usage rates for our e-Learning products have increased markedly in 2012–13 with a totalof 13,104 participants as compared to 7,837 in 2011–12. Among the new additions and updates to the suite ofeducation resources available through Pure Performance Online in 2012–13 were the following:> A new level 2 Annual Update Test: designed as a refresher course for those athletes and support personnelwho have already completed level 1, the test (to be updated annually on 1 January each year) covers advancedtopics and includes ‘what’s new’ in the last 12 months. Launched in early 2013, more than 450 participantshave already obtained their level 2 certificate.> New Learning Updates on ‘Supplements in Sport’ and ‘Intelligence and Investigations’: two of the most topicalissues in 2012–13 were addressed in specific learning updates to better inform athletes about the specificissues they need to be aware of as members of a sporting organisation. During the year we continued to seesanctions resulting from positive tests for substances linked to supplements. The learning update and videocaution athletes on the doping risk associated with supplement use and provide further background on thefactors contributing to this risk.> A significantly updated and expanded course forfacilitators: the course for facilitators was completelyrevamped to extend and strengthen the trainingprovided to members of the sporting communitywho want to conduct their own anti-dopinginformation sessions. The updated course includesvideo demonstrations by expert ASADA staffpresenting the core anti-doping content, as wellas a ‘frequently asked questions’ section withvideo demonstrations of how to answer the mostcommonly received questions.INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATIONS LEARNING UPDATE34