TAFEs unlocking new opportunities in the care economy
Four Victorian TAFEs have each received a research grant through Holmesglen Institute’s Applied Research and Innovation (ARI) Project.
Four Victorian TAFEs have each received a research grant to help strengthen the care economy.
The care economy includes essential services such as:
- aged care
- disability support
- early childhood education and care
- hospital services
- allied health
- social housing
- youth justice
- victim support services.
Bendigo Kangan Institute, Chisholm Institute, Holmesglen Institute and Melbourne Polytechnic have received the grants.
The grants are through Holmesglen Institute’s Applied Research and Innovation (ARI) Project.
We are funding the ARI Project with a $2 million investment.
The TAFEs will partner with care economy providers and community organisations on applied research projects. The projects will:
- improve training
- drive innovation
- tackle workforce shortages in the growing care sector.
Bendigo Kangan Institute will develop and trial a tool to recognise and formalise the skills of experienced care workers in aged care and disability. This will help to make training more efficient and increase the number of qualified, skilled care workers.
Chisholm Institute will develop new training workshops for the allied health care industry in the Gippsland region. This will help to better prepare trainees for the demands of the workplace.
Chisholm Institute will also partner with NAS Recovery Centre on alcohol and other drug recovery to evaluate the Path2Home program. The aim is to create an evaluation toolkit and a new micro-credential.
Holmesglen Institute aims to revise the workforce model to expand the role of Enrolled Nurses at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital. Empowering Enrolled Nurses to use their full range of skills will reduce pressure on Registered Nurses and improve patient outcomes.
Find out more about the Holmesglen Institute’s ARI Project.