AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2005
Fed: Federal govt announces workforce plan for aged care
The federal government has fleshed out a $150 million plan to train aged-care workers
to cope with Australia's ageing population.
Minister for Ageing JULIE BISHOP says the National Aged Care Workforce Strategy is
a step forward in helping Australia prepare for the greying of the nation.
It includes strategies for workforce supply, education, training, recruitment and retention
and to promote aged care work as a career choice.
Critics argue it merely represents a Band-aid fix to an aged care system currently in disrepair.
The $150 million allocation was made in the past two Budgets.
It'll be spent on training and education for aged-care workers, including funding for
undergraduate nursing places in universities.
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