Missing piece of worker regulation

Dr Fiona Macdonald May 10, 2024

Mandatory and coordinated accreditation would recognise care workers’ skills, boost job satisfaction and make the industry more attractive as a career, writes Dr Fiona McDonald.

An aged care worker registration scheme including minimum education and ongoing training requirements is the missing piece of current aged care regulatory reforms addressing workforce problems. Without this, there is a risk too little progress will be made on developing the care workforce and improving the status of aged care work. Yet progress is critical to building a sustainable aged care workforce that can meet current and future care demand.

Increases in award minimum pay rates and current reforms to aged care regulation are ...