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Did you know that community services is now Australias largest employer? Recent research shows that health and social assistance is now Australias largest employing industry. In a study conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the sector now employs 1.2 million people and has overtaken Retail as the largest employing body in the country!
Join a growing industry!
With an ageing population, we say that aged care is the place to be! There are a significant number of people facing retirement and as these people leave the workforce it will create more job vacancies for the younger population. Whats more, it is estimated that, over the next 40 years, the number of people aged over 85 will quadruple. This means more people in need of organised care, creating a multitude of job prospects. Enjoy the security of working in a fast growing and potential-filled industry.
There are many job roles with excellent career pathways
Study one of our courses and you can kick start a career as an assistant in nursing; a care worker; a disability support officer; a community services worker; a youth worker; welfare worker; and then work your way up to a supervisor/manager level with a higher qualification.
In fact, in a recent study conducted by DEEWR (the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations), half of all listings under Occupations with Very Good Prospects were jobs in community services. This means that many job roles in this industry are at a vocational level and can provide a career pathway to professional roles. The career paths are therelet us help you plan yours.
What you will enjoy about community services
Enjoy working in a highly skilled workforce with over 75% of people holding a post school qualification the industry average is only around 42%.
It is flexible. You will gain transportable skills that are in high demand in Australia and also in the rest of the world. So if you travel, you take your livelihood with you and can enjoy living interstate or overseas whilst continuing to work in the industry you know best.
You will make a difference in peoples lives. Enjoy the personal gains of having made a difference to someones day, or by teaching them something, or through a shared experienceenjoy work that is meaningful because you will mean something to others.
Develop skills that you will use for life. Much of the work in this industry is about people; the social, ethical, and personal issues they face as they work through lifes challenges. You become a first-hand witness to some of lifes most extraordinary stories and through your experience of these stories, you will gain life-long skills and knowledge that will enrichen the person you are and your relationship with those around you.
