Community Services Gateway to Industry Schools Project

Participation

Care and Support Recruitment Webinars and Roadshows

Work Experience

Work Experience in the Community Services sector can be challenging as we are working with humans plus the added risk factors of COVID-19. In some instances it’s not appropriate for students to be entering people homes to experience what being a support worker is like.

If you need assistance sourcing work experience opportunities for your students, please email us with sector your student is interested in and dates the work experience is required, using the form below.

Industry Career Excursions

Industry Tours are a great way for students and teachers to experience the workforce. If you with to book an industry tour please complete the below:

Care and Support Recruitment Webinars and Roadshows

What are Roadshows?

NDIS Jobs Roadshows are recruitment events that showcase careers in disability and which aim to connect job seekers with employers.

Industry Need

The Department of Social Services estimates that by 2050, Australia will need the services of around one million care and support workers – and 83,000 NDIS workers alone. This includes 36,000 new workers for the Queensland disability sector Roadshows offer solutions to building the local workforce by partnering with local Community Service employers who have current vacancies in the NDIS workforce, in addition to the local Job Actives, Registered Training Organisation (RTO), universities and local community.

Why Be A Community Services Gateway To Industry School?

This Gateway to Industry Schools program is proudly supported and funded by the Queensland Government – Please note it is only available only in Queensland

Does your school have the resources and knowledge to provide up to date career pathway information to your students about the community services sector? With the sector undeniably being a major source of future jobs, by 2025, the annual jobs growth forecast for the Community Services sector is predicted to be double the average national workforce growth rate and almost treble that of Queensland.*

But careers in the Community Services can be unrecognised by young people, parents and schools and difficult to connect to. The Gateway to Industry Schools project provides that connection and works with young people, schools, industry, employers, trainers, university and families to build a strong training and experiential pathway for tomorrows community services workforce.

Support you can expect as a Community Services Gateway Industry School:

National Disability Services (NDS) of Queensland, is a national peak body and will work directly with schools to prepare students for this employment growth area. You can expect:

Exclusive access to:
- Classroom resources to build students awareness of the sector
- Industry endorsed professional development opportunities
Access to events and programs to provide a range of opportunities for students to learn about and experience the Community Services industry – that are industry-relevant.
Creation of sustainable partnerships between schools and industry
Access to a dedicated marketing campaign to inspire students to work in the sector
A focus on enduring partnerships for the future employment of young people
Responsive support from your Project Manager

Your key commitments as a Community Services Gateway Industry School:

Nominating a Key School Contact
Demonstrating community involvement (either existing or dedicated)
Building and maintaining productive partnerships
Encouraging and spreading the word
Promoting career advice and information targeting Community Services Careers
Helping with evaluation of the project
Offering a Certificate II or III in Community Services aligned training as part of your school’s Vocational Education Training (VET) offerings.

Want to express your interest? Contact the CSGISP Project Officer to hear more.

(*Deloitte Access Economics, 2016, Forecasting the future: Community Services in Queensland 2025 Full Report)

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