Health & Community

Become part of a healthcare team and help others maintain their health. If you are interested in healthy living, and like to help people, then working in the allied health industry may be for you. You will gain the skills you need to support allied health care professionals such as physiotherapists and podiatrists as part of a healthcare team caring for patients and helping them maintain their independence.

Make a positive impact within the community. If you want to work with individuals, families and communities to improve their social environments, then a career in community services may be for you. Completing a qualification in community services will help you gain the skills and knowledge for roles that may involve directly working with clients or in community education and development projects.

Help people participate in the community with a career in Disability Work. If you want to help people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, and community participation, then you will find a rewarding career in this community-based sector. Or work in Education Support and inspire and help students achieve their potential.

Help the next generation grow. Take your passion, knowledge, and great sense of adventure, together with the skills and knowledge you need to build your career in early childhood education and care. You will need to have lots of energy, creativity, and patience if you choose this fulfilling career, nurturing young people as they discover the world around them.

Know what to do in an emergency. Gain CPR and first aid skills, or keep your current skills up-to-date. If you want to be confident in an emergency situation with the skills and knowledge to administer first aid until medical help arrives, then book your place in a first aid short course now.

Fitness - it's for everybody! No matter where you are in your personal fitness journey, you can always take an opportunity to boost your fitness, ability and confidence. Stay active and help people achieve their goals. Working towards a qualification in fitness will enable you to improve your fitness and health while you develop your career in the fitness industry.

Make a difference to people's health and independence. Gain skills and knowledge with a qualification in Individual Support to enable you to work in the aged or home and community care sectors. Develop a rewarding career supporting people to maintain their independence and standard of living. Adding a qualification in Leisure and Health to your resume will enable you to work as an activities officer or diversional therapy assistant, planning and implementing activity groups and programs.

Make your hands-on career in the health industry. If you are passionate about helping people regain their mobility and confidence, then a career in remedial massage practice may be for you. Learn to assess client needs and provide remedial massage treatment in the areas of injury management, rehabilitation, aged care, and chronic disease management. For qualified RMTs, the Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy provides you with the opportunity to extend your skills and advance your career.

Mental Health Peer Work is a unique and highly valuable community service role. People who work as Mental Health Peer Workers draw upon their own lived experience of mental ill-health and recovery to support others. Peer support is a system of giving and receiving help founded on key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful. When people find affiliation with others they feel are 'like' them, they feel a connection.

Make a difference with your career. Nursing is for you if you want a rewarding career that offers you opportunities and challenges every day, making positive contributions to the people you care for and the community you work in. The nursing diploma is a hands-on training program that will give you a strong foundation for your future nursing career.