TAFE NSW Bega is partnering with local organisations to host a special event this month to highlight growing job opportunities in the local caring industry.

A Queanbeyan mum-of-two who migrated to Australia to forge a new life for her young family has vowed to give back to the community in a career as an aged care teacher - with the help of TAFE NSW.

A leading aged care provider has thrown its support behind a TAFE NSW Griffith decision to reintroduce aged care training locally.

A TAFE NSW Wagga Wagga TVET aged care course that has seen a remarkable collective job outcome, with half the class of school-aged students securing jobs before graduating.

A TAFE NSW Nowra aged care class has achieved a remarkable collective job outcome, with 80 per cent of the class securing jobs before graduating and helping fill the industry’s critical skills shortage.

A Pyrmont local and TAFE NSW graduate has made the switch from marketing to aged care, after finding his calling for the industry later in life.

Ringa McCarthy, 38, has recently completed a Certificate III in Individual Support through TAFE Digital, allowing her to study around her busy family life and obtain a nationally recognised qualification.

A West Wyalong aged care worker following the career footsteps of her late mum has urged others to consider entering the industry amid a crippling skills shortage.

An Italian-born Nowra man who was inspired to pursue a career in aged care after striking up an unlikely friendship with a 98-year-old local has thanked TAFE NSW for helping him “find my calling”.