Priority-population: Young People

Online Training
Palliative Care Training for Care Workers working with people living with Dementia

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…

Attraction
The Health Gateway to Industry Schools project (QLD)

In collaboration with local providers, practical learning opportunities will be made available to students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and experience required to gain a rewarding future in the…

Attraction, Case Study, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Partnership for Aged Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention

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…

Case Study, Learning, Recruitment, Toolkit
Mandatory Work Placements Guide

This guide has been developed to support quality experiences for mandatory work placements for students completing the Certificate III in Individual Support (CHC33015). The guide is for employers, registered training…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Research
Peer Work Student Mentoring Project

Peer workers are an increasingly important part of the mental health workforce due to growing demands within the sector and a shifting trend in providing person-centred peer support and care to individuals. In a new collaborative…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Toolkit
Early Years and School Age Care (EYSAC) Sector Hub - Tasmania

Welcome to the Early Years and School Age Care (EYSAC) sectors online hub.  You will find helpful information if you are already working with children or are interested in working…

Case Study, Learning, Research, Retention, Toolkit
WorkWell Toolkit: Helping workplace leaders create mentally healthy workplaces

WorkSafe's WorkWell Program supports workplace leaders to prevent mental injury and promote safe and mentally healthy workplaces by providing access to tools and resources, funding and networking opportunities. The WorkWell…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention, Toolkit
Workforce Planning Connect Toolkit for the Disability Sector

The Workforce Planning Connect toolkit is a free set of resources designed to support NDIS service providers and organisations that deliver NDIS-type services through the workforce planning process and organisational…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Future Health Skills: Building the capability of our healthcare workforce

Future Health Skills has been developed by The Gordon in partnership with the Victorian Government, the Geelong Region Local Learning and Employment Network, Barwon Health, the Epworth and St John…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment
SKILLS4You program providing supportive job pathway for migrant women into aged care

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…

Research
Findings from the sector: The Human Services Workforce Forum report

The HSSO mandate is to find sector solutions to attracting and skilling a pipeline of potential employees to meet the needs of the nation’s employers as and when they need…

Attraction, Recruitment
A Life Changing Life: Care and Support Sector Jobs

A Life Changing Life aims to reach students, young people looking for meaningful work, professionals looking to transfer their skills into the sector, and people who bring lived experience to…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
School-based traineeships in human services

This case study illustrates the way school-based traineeships can attract young people to human services and help employers to build their future workforce. Mabel Park State High School, itself an…

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Successful relationships in early childcare education and care

This case study highlights what committed partnership looks like between an early childhood care provider and an RTO. This is illustrated through the partnership between the College for Australian Early…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Creating pathways in youth and community services

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…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Building a Skilled Workforce: A guide to VET for Human Services Employers

The challenge of building a skilled workforce is a pressing one for the human services. The HSSO has designed this guide to help employers and managers in these industry sectors…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Youth Employment Pathway Program - Disability Sector

Transition to work is an innovative employment service that provides young people (15-24) with connection to a youth development coach to support them to engage in future employment and education…

Attraction, Recruitment
Ageing and Disability Job Ready Pilot Program

The aim of the Ageing and Disability Job Ready Program is provide a pathway to employment for individuals wanting to commence a career in the Aged Care or Disability sectors. …

Attraction, Toolkit
Valued Careers - Disability Think Support Site

The Disability Support Work Think Support site promote the benefits of working in the disability sector,  training pathways, career paths, range of and demand for workers. The site includes information…

Attraction, Recruitment
Community Services Gateway to Industry Schools Project

The Community Services Gateway to Industry Schools project aims to provide schools the resources to inform students about the range of careers and pathways in the Community Services Sector. Purpose…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
NDIS Jobs Roadshows

NDIS Jobs Roadshows Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and development…

Research, Retention
Vocational Placement Action Learning Research Project

The NDIS Vocational Placement Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and…

Research
NDIS Workforce Research Project

The NDIS Workforce Research Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and…

Attraction, Recruitment
Community Services Job Match

Job Match is a Community Services Industry Alliance project. The Job Match site provides an online meeting place for Community Services Industry employers and Job Seekers. The site enables: those…

Research
Work Pathways

The Work Pathways project was delivered by Workforce IQ. Project scope The aim of this project was to create an interactive Australian vocational job pathways tool by mapping the Year…

Attraction, Recruitment
National Skills Trial

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…

Attraction, Recruitment
Youth Employment Scheme (YES)

Jobs Victoria offer a range of  Youth Employment Programs which focus on providing young people with experience working in the government, health and community services sectors. Youth Employment Scheme (YES)…

Attraction, Recruitment
Youth Care Connect

The Youth Care Connect (YCC) Program was developed by Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North and local employers to provide job seekers with the skills needed to gain employment…

Research
National Workplace Initiative (Mental Health)

In the 2019-20 Federal Budget the Government announced an investment of $11.5 million over four years for the National Workplace Initiative (NWI). The NWI provides a nationally consistent approach to…

Attraction, Recruitment
High School to Health Careers Program

The High School to Health Careers Program is an Indigenous Allied Health Australia Initiative (IAHA). The aim of the  Program is to provide a positive and strengths based approach to…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment
IAHA National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy

The IAHA National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy is an Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) initiative. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Academy is an innovative,…

Attraction
Gateway to Industry Schools Program (GISP) - Health

The Gateway to Industry Schools Program (GISP) - Health was a two-year project  delivered by CheckUP in partnership with Queensland’s Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT). The program…

Attraction, Recruitment
Choose Your Own Health Career

This website has been designed for high school students, VET Coordinators, Career Advisors, Guidance Officers and parents and aims to highlight the many job opportunities which are available within the…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment
Early Career Launch into Work Program

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…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment
Community Support Worker Launch into Work Program

The Community Support Worker Launch into Work Program was facilitated through  a collaboration between Selmar Institute of Education (RTO), Ternary (recruitment agency) and Calvary (employer). The Launch into Work collaboration…

Attraction, Research, Retention
Youth Participation 101

The Youth Participation 101 training program is a Youth Affairs Council of Victoria initiative. Youth Participation 101 will equip participants with the fundamental theories, strategies and resources to help engage…

Attraction
CarePlaysVR

CarePlaysVR assists young indigenous people in the Northern Territory to take up sustainable and rewarding careers in the care sector. Using innovative Virtual Reality tools and tailor-made training resources, the…

Research, Retention, Review
Workforce Capability Framework (Child & Family Services) Victoria

To support the child and family services sector to meet the demand of a dynamic and complex environment and the needs of families experiencing vulnerability, the Centre has worked in…