Target-sector: Aged Care

Attraction
Free innovator training targets workforce retention

As an individual Innovator from your organisation, you will learn alongside a cohort of peers who work in aged care across Australia. You will come to the ITP with a…

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, Case Study, Recruitment
Recruit for values, build great culture and they will come

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…

Recruitment, Toolkit
Aged Care Workforce Planning Tool

This workforce planning tool has been co-designed by the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council alongside aged care and workforce planning experts. The purpose of this tool is to help you…

Retention, Toolkit
Aged Care Indigenous Induction Program (ACIIP)

First impressions make a real difference to the experience had by new workers Induction serves a number of purposes including: introducing the organisation and its workplace culture; and providing new…

Learning, Retention, Toolkit
Aged Care Workers Self-Care Room

The Self-Care Room is an online resource for aged care workers to learn about and engage in self-care activities. Created by End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC), 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…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment, Research, Retention
Aged Care Workforce Industry Council Resource Hub

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…

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…

Online Training
Infection Prevention and Control eLearning Modules

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a suite of eLearning modules to provide information on the principles of infection prevention and control in Australian healthcare…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Recruiting, retaining and empowering the aged care workforce

PwC Australia have identified four steps that individual providers can take to attract, support and retain aged care workers as the cornerstone for high quality and person-centred care. This webpage…

Learning, Research, Toolkit
Aged Care Transformed Framework

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…

Attraction, Recruitment
Guide to Becoming an Aged Care Worker in Australia

This webpage offers simple introductory information about becoming an aged care worker for job seekers who may be considering working in the industry. Information includes: Overview of aged care industry…

Attraction, Case Study, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Aged Care Services Workforce Hub

The Aged Care Services Workforce Hub is a platform for all stakeholders involved in developing the capability and the capacity of the Aged Services Sectors workforce to come together.  Stakeholders…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
RecruitAble: A pilot for the employment of people with disability

The goal of RecruitAble is to create a successful model for the employment of people with disability through mainstream recruitment companies and industry. The goal is to reduce the employment…

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, Learning, Recruitment, Research
The Placement Circle - Interim Evaluation

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…

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
Collaborative workforce development in aged care

This case study describes the Tasmanian Workforce Innovation Network. The network brings together employers, training providers and job service providers to explore opportunities for building capacity and capability of the…

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…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Building Partnerships in Aged Care

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…

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…

Learning, Online Training
Understanding Dementia

The Understanding Dementia is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offering university-quality education about the latest in dementia research and care. This free course provides an opportunity to engage with…

Attraction, Research
Industry Overview - Direct Client Care and Support

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…

Attraction, Retention
Industry Overview - Children's Education & Care

This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Children’s Education and Care sector, which is one component of the Community Services industry. This sector…

Review
Interventions to Support Carers of People with Dementia

This review considers what works to support carers of older people with dementia to prevent or delay entry into residential aged care. It adopts a rigorous and systematic approach to…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Launch into Work - Aged Care

The Launch into Work program supports the delivery of pre-employment projects that prepare job seekers for specific entry-level roles with an organisation. Projects are co-designed with employers and tailored to…

Research
Aligning Regulation Across Aged Care, Disability Support and Veterans' Care

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…

Attraction, Recruitment
Traineeship Program (Cert III in Individual Support - Ageing) for People Living with a Disability

Purple Orange, in collaboration with five aged care providers and 2 disability employment employers, have launched an innovative model of employment offering traineeships in Certificate 111 in Individual Support (Ageing).…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Aged Care Employment Program

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…

Research
ASQA's Regulatory Risk Priorities for 2021-22

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…

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, 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
Bridging the Gap Pre-Employment Recruitment Programs in Care Services

The Bridging the Gap Pre Employment Programs are delivered by Gratis Recruitment.  Gratis Recruitment is a South Australian based organisation who specialise in providing recruitment solutions to the Aged Care,…

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…

Research
Proposed changes to the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award (SCHADS Award).

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…

Attraction, Recruitment
The Aged Care Assistant Employment Program

LASA in partnership with Altura Learning and Dash Group is offering a national redeployment program to train and place large numbers of short-term employees who have been displaced from other…

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
Bring Your Thing

The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) 'Bring Your Thing Campaign' urges Australians to bring their skills, talents and passions into a rewarding career in aged care. The campaign is…

Attraction, Recruitment
Pre-employment Training Program (Mental Health)

This pre-employment program is a Western Australian Association for Mental Health Initiative (WAAMH). WAAMH is committed to supporting new workers to come into the community mental health sector.  Our pre-employment…

Research, Review
A Matter of Care: Australia’s Aged Care Workforce Strategy

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…

Research, Review
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

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…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment
Aged Care Career Opportunity for Aboriginal People - Launch into Work)

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).…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment
Uniting Care Australia Launch into Work Project

In 2016 the Department of Employment partnered with Uniting Care Australia and the Office of Women to design and implement pre-employment projects to help women into the workforce and fill…

Attraction, Case Study, Recruitment
Luson Health Launch into Work Program

The Luson Health Launch into Work program provided 10 individuals who were passionate, caring and had a want to work with the elderly in a residential setting with the opportunity…

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, Learning, Research, Retention
Emerging Leaders’ Framework

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…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Resources

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Resources can assist organisations and their staff develop more awareness about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. These…

Research
The Impact of COVID-19 on industry Innovation and need for skills

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…

Research
Industry's role in VET governance: using international insights to inform new practices

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…

Research
The role of micro-credentials in skilling Australians

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…

Research
Care Workforce Labour Market Study

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…

Learning, Online Training, Retention
LASA Mentoring Program

The LASA Mentoring Program is a five-month mentoring partnership and online coaching program, which facilitates the professional development of current and emerging leaders in the age services industry. This interactive…

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…