This project involves industry consultation which is currently underway.
We’re calling for those with expertise and experience in the aged care sector to contribute to a major new project
The Aged Care Voluntary Industry Code of Practice is designed for providers to continually set the bar higher so that they can aspire to provide better services to older Australians.
We are implementing an industry-first Aged Care Voluntary Code of Practice, to bring aged care services, consumers and providers together under a single code for all.
We encourage providers to pledge their commitment to the Code and for consumers, workers, and their organisations to state their support.
The Code sets out how industry leaders intend to guide their organisations – and the sector – in delivering care services that reflect the rights and needs of Australians as they age.
Our Community of Practice is designed to build on existing knowledge and best practices in order to enable excellence, foster a culture of joint accountability and commitment. Members of the Community of Practice come together to contribute to the work of the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council in steering aged care workforce reform.
This project involves industry consultation which is currently underway.
We’re calling for those with expertise and experience in the aged care sector to contribute to a major new project
Tender applications are now open to complete a comprehensive literature review of Best Practice Programs across aged care, care and other industries to inform an aged care sector Best Practice Program.
The closing date has been extended to 5pm Monday 30 May
For more information, please see the request for quote and addendum
The Council is pleased to announce that we are working with design and technology company, Portable, to develop an interactive workforce planning tool.
This project aligns with Strategic Action 6 from ‘A Matter of Care’.
The Council and Portable will engage with industry to develop a standard approach to workforce planning through an interactive guide, including an interactive workforce planning tool. The tool will be human-centred and sensitive to challenges Aged Care providers are facing in the sector today. All aged care settings, including residential, home-based care and support as well as mixed models of care will shape and inform the purpose, use and structure of the tool.
This tool will simplify the way in which aged care organisations can build and adjust their workforce to meet current and future demands. The tool will also look at the mix of skills needed to build and sustain innovation through existing and emerging models of care. It is anticipated that the tool will assist providers to identify core capabilities to enable specific care interventions, such as palliative services, according to demand.
Once complete, the tool will enable aged care providers to create a strategic workforce plan so that they can effectively build their staffing models to provide holistic, human-centred and quality care to older people throughout Australia.