Resources

This report by HumanAbility provides a contemporary understanding of the current VET workforce roles across the care and support sectors. It contains specific data about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' in the care and support workforce or in education. It offers evidence on demographics, roles, and responsibilities of the care and support VET workforce, pathways into and out of the workforce, and challenges to recruitment, retention, and development.

This webpage from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides information and resources about the roles and career pathways for the First Nations health workforce.

This UTS Gari Yala (Speak the Truth) report centres the lived work experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, revealing pervasive workplace racism, cultural exclusion and identity strain while offering evidence-based truths for organisations to build culturally safe and inclusive workplaces.

This Open Access article by Dogan et al. examines how human rights education is addressed in nursing education. It highlights the value of tailoring learning to students’ experiences and incorporating the voices of rights-holders.

This First Nations student resource helps you understand the different roles and pathways in primary health care. 

This implementation plan from the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) details the ACCHRTO Implementation Plan: A ten-year strategy to ensure sustainable, high-quality Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Registered Training Organisations 2024–2034.

This webpage from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare outlines strategies to enhance national data on the dementia care workforce, focusing on training, qualifications, and capabilities across health and aged care sectors, to inform policy and improve care quality.

The Open Access article by O'Keefe et al. identifies employee, employer and organisational factors and strategies that influence workforce retention within the aged care sector.

This information sheet from Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing that details all the support programs and resources to help aged care providers to deliver care to older people in regional, rural and remote locations.

This government webpage provides videos and resources for individuals interested in working within aged care. This collection has a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.