Employers – Workforce of the Future
- Emerging Skills Needs & Labour Market Trends
- Attracting Young People to Your Organisation – Work Experience / Work Placement
- Attracting Young People to Your Organisation – Australian Apprenticeships
- Meet Brigitte – Aged Care School-based Apprentice
- Read about Australian School Based Apprenticeships in Health & Community Services
- Apprenticeship Information for Employers
Future growth: Rapid growth is predicted for careers in Health and Community Services fueled by an ageing population and increasing consumer demands. Expansion is anticipated in diagnostic services, allied health, complementary and alternative health services, childcare, aged and community support services.
Widespread skills shortages: current skills shortages exist in many areas (nurses, child care, medical specialists, health technicians for example). Vocational qualifications can facilitate excellent entry-level career opportunities, assisting the transition to professional and / or higher education roles.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the workforce: health care provided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important strategy to improve the health and life expectancy of Indigenous people. There is a need to build the workforce and attract more young Indigenous people with proactive marketing and transition strategies.
Work experience gives students the opportunity to develop a more informed opinion about their possible career options.
Work placement is for students who are undertaking a vocational course as part of their secondary school studies and require a practical placement. The practical placement usually involves students undertaking specific tasks for which they are assessed as competent, or otherwise.
What employers can gain from taking students on work experience or work placements- Young people become interested in Health and Community Services work
- Interested young people can meet future recruitment needs and reduce concerns about the ageing workforce
- Employers have the opportunity to assess the potential of young people for future employment
Help from local community partnerships
Local Community Partnerships (LCPs) facilitate connections between students and employers and in addition, form partnerships with other important stakeholders such as schools and parents. Their overall role is to facilitate access to career information, advice, and training.
To find LCP details for your town or region: Click Here
Australian Apprenticeships is the term that describes all existing Health and Community Services apprenticeships and traineeships. Apprenticeships can be started when students leave school or students completing their final years of school can begin an apprenticeship while at school. This is called an Australian School-based Apprenticeship (ASbA). More than 13,000 secondary school students are now enrolled in Australian School-based Apprenticeships (ASbAs) and of these, an increasing number are in the Health and Community Services industries.
Qualifications
Australian Apprenticeships provides a nationally recognised qualification at Certificate II, Certificate III or Certificate IV level. Once completed the qualification can lead to continued employment, self employment; further training or education.
- Aged Care
- Allied Health (Physio)
- Children's Services
- Dental Assisting
- Disability Work
- Health Assistance (Pathology)
EMPLOYING APPRENTICES
- Why should I employ an Australian Apprentice?
- Employing an Australian Apprentice
- What does it cost to employ an Australian Apprentice?
- What is Group Training?
- www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au
AUSTRALIAN APPRENTICESHIP CENTRES
RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS AND INDUSTRY
- Providing opportunities for youth - Resources for Industry
- Information on Recruiting an Apprentice or Trainee
- Apprenticeship guides by Industry including Community Services and Health
