The Careers Pathway Project aims to help people working in the aged, disability and veterans' care sectors to find clear and rewarding career plans. 

The project will deliver a Careers Pathway Framework and a Best Practice guide to help learners, job seekers and employers to make choices that contribute to the professionalisation of the sectors. 

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June 2024

Aged care and disability services make up a significant proportion of Australia’s wider care and support economy. These sectors are among Australia's fastest growing, alongside early childhood education and care and veterans’ care.

Our project objectives are to:

  • clearly articulate job roles and career pathways across the care and support sector, identifying where training may need to be reviewed
  • identify and support new approaches to workforce development, highlighting career progression alignment and opportunities in and across aged care, disability services and veterans’ care
  • support the attraction of more workers to the sector
  • support increased worker retention and reduce attrition rates
  • support increased participation in training and employment, particularly from under-represented groups such as First Nations people, people with a disability, young people and men.

Project fact sheet

View our Terms of Reference and Reference Group members

 
July 2024 

Register to participate on one of our workshops (in-person or online), respond to the discussion paper or share advice and ideas with us.

  • Sydney, Tuesday 17 September - 9.00 – 11.30 am
    ibis Sydney Darling Harbour, 70 Murray St, Pyrmont NSW

Sydney workshop

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Project updates

Contact details

Training Product Project Manager, Yvonne Webb: [email protected]

November 2024  

Details to come.

January 2025

Details to come. 

 

 

Timeline

 
  • Project Set Up

     

     

     

    Establish a Project Reference Group comprised of workforce development specialists and other stakeholders to provide advice on workforce trends, workplace practices and stakeholder engagement. 

  • Research & Consultation

    Conduct a functional analysis of position descriptions and organisation structures to support the mapping of career pathways across multiple job roles and working environments. 

     
  • Findings & Recommendations

    Produce a Good Practice Guide with examples of best practice, case studies and resources to inspire learners and jobseekers.

     
  • Reporting & Submission

    Produce a range of documents and resources, including a final report of findings, a careers pathway framework, good practice guide and series of case studies.