Aged care workforce resources

A list of resources – including apps, audio and video resources and other publications – about the aged care workforce.

Resources

Working in aged care in Australia - Let’s change aged care together

Aged care reforms for aged care workers. Find out more about how reforms will impact you. where you can access supports and how you can get involved.

Workforce initiatives

This factsheet is a summary of some of the workforce initiatives available to support aged care providers.

My Aged Care Workforce Learning Strategy 2023

This strategy outlines the required capabilities and minimum training requirements for the My Aged Care workforce.

Employer Engagement webinars – Expanding the aged care workforce through Australian Apprenticeships (Traineeships) – presentation

Slides to accompany the Employer Engagement webinars – Expanding the aged care workforce through Australian Apprenticeships (Traineeships)

Allied health workforce data gap analysis – issues paper

This issues paper outlines the findings and recommendations of the allied health workforce data gap analysis project. This Paper was completed by Health Policy Analysis, who were engaged by the Department of Health and Aged Care in 2021-22.

2020 Aged Care Workforce Census

This report presents the findings of the 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census (Census) conducted by the Australian Government Department of Health. It follows four previous similar reports on workforce data in 2003, 2007, 2012 and 2016.

A Matter of Care: Australia’s Aged Care Workforce Strategy

This strategy sets out 14 actions for industry to change attitudes to caring, attract and retain a skilled aged care workforce, and ensure the workforce can meet aged care needs now and into the future. It was developed by the Aged Care Workforce Taskforce and released in September 2018.

Supporting WA home care providers to recruit and train personal care workers

This webinar was for home care providers looking to attract, recruit and train personal care workers.

Supporting VIC and TAS home care providers to recruit and train personal care workers

This webinar recording is for home care providers looking to attract, recruit and train personal care workers. Aged & Community Services Australia and its consortium partners HSSO and PowerHouse Hub shared information about their roles in the program, their success and lessons learnt.
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