aged care workforce

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Aged Care, Aged Care
Fairer wages for aged care workers offer hope for sector’s workforce woes
Ritchelle Drilon May 9, 2023

The Australian government announced a historic 15% pay rise for the aged care sector, part of a tripartite approach to address workforce shortages. Australia’s aged

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report
Aged Care, Aged Care
Report highlights need for evidence-based decisions to attract and retain aged care workers
Ritchelle Drilon May 4, 2023

The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council report released aims to help employers in the sector make evidence-based decisions to support workforce retention and attraction. A

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international
Aged Care, Aged Care
Gov review of international student intake threatens aged care workforce stability
Ritchelle Drilon May 2, 2023

Aged care providers are facing critical workforce shortages and are urging the federal government to delay the reduction of work rights for international students. Aged

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ACCPA
Aged Care, Aged Care
ACCPA launches campaign to make aged care an employer of choice
Ritchelle Drilon May 2, 2023

ACCPA has launched a new campaign aimed at attracting new workers into aged care and keeping those already in the sector, highlighting the essential workforce

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workforce
Aged Care, Aged Care
Building the aged care workforce: Finding the right people is the key
Ritchelle Drilon Apr 28, 2023

Aged care workforce shortages and the coming 15% pay rise for those workers is seeing the closure of smaller residential care operators. One of those

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skill
Aged Care
ACWIC ready to support sector in overcoming skill shortage challenges
Ritchelle Drilon Apr 18, 2023

Aged care faces a severe skill shortage, with demand for nurses increasing due to the government’s requirement for registered nurses, and a transition plan is

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Workforce Learning Strategy
Aged Care, Aged Care
Revamped My Aged Care Workforce Learning Strategy 2023 to meet high-quality service standards
Ritchelle Drilon Mar 2, 2023

The Australian government has recently released the My Aged Care Workforce Learning Strategy 2023, which outlines the minimum training requirements and capabilities required for the

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gender
Aged Care, Aged Care
ACWIC backs action to close gender pay gap, attract aged care workers
Ritchelle Drilon Feb 2, 2023

ACWIC supports CEDA’s call to address gender segregation in the aged care industry. The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) has supported the call by

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