Palliative Care Training for Care Workers working with people living with Dementia Initiate conversations about advance care planning with people living with different stages of dementia. Empower and prepare families…
The NSW Government is doubling the incentives offered to healthcare workers to relocate to remote and rural areas, from $10,000 to $20,000 as part of its commitment to attract and…
Research by the Human Services Skills Organisation (HSSO) confirmed that having a genuine interest in human services was a vital foundation to a long career in the sector. The article…
Newly merged not-for-profit organisation Alino Living offers residential aged care living and services across the Central Coast and is putting workforce front-of-mind by developing a program to assist with recruitment…
Macquarie Community College SKILLS4You program is offered to migrant women in Western Sydney wanting to work in caring careers (aged care, disability care and childcare). The program involves increasing participants’ English language…
This case study describes Allambi Care's partnership with education providers to design training and education for new and existing staff. Co-designed with Bradford Institute of Advanced Education, Allambi's comprehensive orientation and…
This case study describes how Warrigal, a community-owned aged care service provider in the Illawarra and Southern Highlands of NSW and central and southern Canberra, developed strong partnerships with value…
A new report from Mental Health Coordinating Council finds the community mental health workforce is growing at pace, and demand for a larger and more skilled workforce is et to…
The Aboriginal Environmental Health Officer Training Program (Training Program) provides traineeships in environmental health for Aboriginal people to become tertiary qualified and comprehensively trained EHOs. This contributes to improving workforce…
As part of the NSW Government initiative, More Jobs More Care (MJMC), Apprenticeship Careers Australia has launched an amazing pre-employment program in disability support where participants will gain invaluable hands-on…
The aim of the project is to recruit, train and support into employment people suitable for, and wanting to, work in the Disability Sector and is delivered via a partnership…
The Work Readiness Program is a 5-week, full-time online program that provides the foundational technical skills, behavioural skills and mindsets to set learners up for success in a career as…
The Allied Health Assistants (AHA) Project is delivered by Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect). Aspect is Australia’s largest autism-specific service provider. A not-for-profit organisation, Aspect work in partnership with people of…
The National Skills Trial Program is facilitated by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The National Youth Employment Body and the Transition to Work National Community of Practice are supporting communities…
The NSW Department of Health has published the revised NSW Health Professionals Workforce Plan 2012–2022 (‘the Plan’) which aims to address the long-term projected workforce needs of NSW Health. The…
The Australian Unity Launch into Work program was designed with VTEC (Real Futures), Aboriginal Training Pathways (NSW TAFE) and NSW Department of Industry Mentoring programs (NCAP and The Way Ahead).…
The 'Early Career Program' is a initiative of The Disability Trust. The Disability Trust in the Illawarra region sought to prepare, train and trial potential individual support worker trainees across…