Aged care workforce

The aged care workforce is one of the fastest growing sectors in Australia. Learn about the aged care workforce, explore your options to join the sector, and find out how we are supporting aged care workers and providers.

About the aged care workforce

Learn about aged care roles and services, and how we are strengthening the workforce to provide safe and high-quality care to older Australians.

Getting into the aged care workforce

Explore your options for joining one of the fastest growing sectors in Australia.

$11.3 billion wage rise for aged care workers

A 15% increase to award wages will commence from 30 June 2023.

What we’re doing

Discover what we’re doing to build, train, and support the aged care workforce.

Opportunities for aged care nurses

Nurses play an integral role in providing high-quality care for older people. Opportunities aim to enable nurses to develop their career in the aged care sector.

Find out more

Aged care sector newsletters and alerts

Subscribe to aged care sector newsletters and alerts

Initiatives and programs

Aged Care Transition to Practice Program

The Aged Care Transition to Practice (ACTTP) program provides nurses with mentoring, training and support at the start of their career in aged care

Care and Support Sector Nursing Clinical Placements

This program provides Bachelor and Master Nursing students with high-quality clinical placements in the care and support sector.

Dementia Training Program

The Dementia Training Program offers a national approach to accredited education, upskilling, and professional development in dementia care.

Home Care Workforce Support Program

The Home Care Workforce Support Program is supporting the aged care sector to grow the home care workforce.

Latest resources

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)