Aged Care Worker Regulation Scheme

The Federal Government has begun work on a proposed Aged Care Worker Regulation Scheme. You can read about the proposal here. Currently, providers and workers have certain responsibilities they must meet under law, but there are no direct regulation requirements for workers, such as minimum training and qualifications.

Worker regulation schemes can take different forms. For example, it may be a screening system focused on criminal convictions or a registration scheme linked to training and qualification requirements, or it could contain both.

Regulation in any form will impact the workforce and sector more broadly. It is important to understand what you, as a worker in the aged care sector, identify as gaps, opportunities, and possible challenges within a scheme.

The Government is seeking feedback on what a scheme might look like. The union is also working on a research project to understand different forms and examples of worker regulation in aged care, which we intend to submit to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.

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