The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council provides a range of free resources that include easy-to-use tools, guides and papers to help create solutions for the aged care sector. Career pathways…
This scan of the Victorian disability workforce environment has been prepared for Victorian providers, board, CEO, HR managers, senior leaders to review the key influences on providers’ ability to recruit,…
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…
Demand for aged care services is rapidly increasing, while older Australians’ expectations of the care they receive has changed significantly. Based on extensive research and experience, PwC has designed a…
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…
WomenCAN Australia (WCA) is a membership-based charity formed to empower women at risk of financial insecurity, including homelessness, to build financial autonomy. The organisation is working to achieve this through…
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…
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 Independent Living Options (ILO) Hub is designed to provide information on the latest updates related to NDIS Home and Living and Individualised Living Options. Individualised Living Options (ILO) is…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Direct Client Care and Support sector and its related occupations. The Direct Client Care and Support…
Report on the Review/Audit of Clinical Governance within the Victorian Health System. "Clinical governance is central to delivering quality and safe healthcare. The 2016 Targeting Zero review found that DHHS…
The objective of the 'Aligning regulation across aged care, disability support and veterans' care consultation paper' is to facilitate consultation re all elements of quality and safety regulation of the…
NDS in Tasmania received NDIS Sector Development Funding from the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement strategies to increase the supply, utilisation and capability of…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Technicians Support Services workforce. Technicians Support Services is a diverse workforce and includes the following sub-sectors:…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on First Aid training. First Aid is the immediate treatment or care provided to a person suffering from…
This site (weblink provided below) provides information and data on Enrolled Nursing, which is one component of the Health industry. Enrolled Nurses play a key role in Australia's health system,…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on various sub-sectors within the Dental industry. The primary purpose of the Dental Services sector is to provide…
This site (weblink provided below) provides information and data on the Complementary Health sector. Complementary Health covers a number of sectors involved in providing treatments, practices, products and services across…
This site (weblink provided below) provides information and data on the Ambulance and Paramedic sector and workforce. The Ambulance and Paramedic sector delivers fundamental pre-hospital and out-of-hospital care services. Services…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and…
This site (weblink provided below) provides information and data on the Community Sector and Development sector, which is one component of the Community Services industry. This sector has six components:…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Client Services Sector. The Client Services sector provides a diverse range of essential services to the…
This online resource outlines ASQA’s Regulatory Risk Priorities for 2021–22. ASQA updates these priorities regularly to ensure they are responding to the most current issues in the sector. ASQA uses…
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…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisation (CCO) Management Capability Project is a 'Workability Qld' Initiative. WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Existing Workforce Development is a 'Workability Qld' Initiative. WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic…
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…
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 'Hub & Spoke Model' project was developed and delivered by Anglicare Tasmania. Anglicare Tasmania provides disability services for people across Tasmania. Anglicare Tasmania based this project in the Derwent…
The Rural Allied & Community Health Team in Gayndah (Wide Bay HHS) has participated in state-wide trials since 2014 of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Pathway, including redesign of existing…
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…
Action led by the Health Services Union has led the Fair Work Commission to agree on a number of changes to working practices which will improve the working conditions for…
The Tasmanian youth sector workforce development project is an initiative of YNOT. This three-year project is the first of its kind to be conducted for the Tasmanian youth sector. The…
The Western Australian Mental Health Commission has developed the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Strategic Framework 2020-2025 to guide the growth and development of an appropriately qualified and…
In recent years, significant growth in funded NDIS psychosocial disability supports has resulted in a skills crisis. ermha365 in partnership with Wodonga TAFE & Mental Health Victoria have been funded by the…
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…
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…
Victoria’s Health and Human Services Workforce Information Portal brings together a range of information about Victoria’s health and human services workforce. This information can be used by stakeholders for planning,…
Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD) is an online professional development resource for Australia’s broad public mental health workforce. MHPOD provides access to various learning and development resources through the…
The Allied Health Credentialing, Competency and Capability Framework (Vic) provides guidance to allied health managers and clinicians in developing structures and processes needed to build an effective workforce through: appropriate…
Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) is a national, member-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health organisation. IAHA leads sector workforce development and support, to improve the health and wellbeing…
CheckUP has been engaged by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (QLD) as the Industry Skills Advisor (ISA) for Health. As the ISA for health CheckUP will engage…
The Organisational Development Program (ODP) is facilitated through the Western Australian Association of Mental Health. The ODP comprises free tailored and targeted training and workforce development support to community mental…
The Peer Workforce Development Strategy was developed by the The Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT). MHCT is the peak body for community managed mental health services in Tasmania. The…
To support the sector to meet the demands of this complex environment and the needs of families experiencing vulnerability, the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (the Centre)…
The National Skills Overview is an Australian Industry & Skills Committee Report. The Report provides analysis of industry skills needs and the factors and trends affecting the demand for skills…
The Australian Government funded an independent Aged Care Workforce Taskforce to develop Australia’s first industry-led Aged Care Workforce Strategy (A Matter of Care: Australia's Aged Care Workforce Strategy). The Aged Care…
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established on 8 October 2018 by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd). The Honourable Tony Pagone QC and…
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Emerging Leaders Framework is for emerging leaders, their organisations and system leaders. For emerging leaders, it defines who emerging leaders are, offers an…
The 'Impact of COVID-19 on Industry Innovation and Need for Skills Report' was produced by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Innovation can offer a pathway to economic recovery…
The 'Industry’s role in VET governance: using international insights to inform new practices' summary was produced by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Industry representation and governance in the…
The role of micro-credentials in skilling Australians Report was produced by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Short-course training, often referred to as micro-credentials, is being seen as an…
The National Skills Commission undertook an in-depth study into Australia’s care and support sector workforce. In early March 2021, National Skills Commissioner Adam Boyton was tasked by Prime Minister Scott…
The Monash University Project titled 'Innovative workforce growth in thin markets: Piloting use of mixed digital and face-to-face workforce development to scale capacity building supports with NDIS participants in Tasmania' was…
Ability First Australia is undertaking a project that defines the role, competencies, and capabilities of the Frontline Leader. Spread over 4 stages, and scheduled for completion by June 2021, it…
The NDIS Workforce Capability Framework has been developed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the Commission) and translates the Commission’s principles, Practice Standards and Code of Conduct into clear…
Keeping our sector strong: Victoria’s workforce plan for the NDIS is Victoria’s plan to build the disability workforce of the future: a workforce that is skilled, diverse and dynamic, delivering…
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…
High quality children’s education and care sets the foundations for lifelong learning and development. Education Ministers recognise the critical importance of the children’s education and care sector, as well as…
The Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA), recognising the important role of the educational leader, and in response to sector feedback, has developed The Educational Leader Resource. This…
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…