Panel 2: The Future Care Workforce From Shortages to Sustainable Careers
The future of Australia’s care sector depends on one critical factor: its workforce.
Across aged care, disability support, childcare, and community services, demand is growing rapidly. Yet workforce shortages continue to place pressure on providers, workers, and the people who rely on care every day.
With more than 100,000 additional care workers needed by 2030, the challenge is no longer simply about recruitment. It is about creating sustainable careers that attract, develop, and retain the workforce Australia will need for decades to come.
At the National Care Sectors Conference: NDIS, Aged Care & Childcare 2026, Panel 2 will explore how we can build a stronger, more professional, and future ready care workforce.
The discussion will focus on workforce planning, skills development, training pathways, regulation, workforce mobility, and the vital role that young people and migrant workers will play in meeting future demand.
This is a conversation for providers, policymakers, workforce leaders, educators, and care professionals who are committed to building a sector where careers are valued, supported, and sustainable.
Because the future of care starts with the people who deliver it.
National Care & Support Sector Conference 2026
Friday, 28th August, 2026
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Join In-Person or ONLINE, Pullman, Albert Park Melbourne,VIC
Join the conversation shaping the future workforce of Australia’s care economy.