Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Nursing, Midwifery & Social Wk

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Recommended companion

Assessment methods

2 essays.

Course enquiries

Ms Marie McLaughlin (m.mclaughlin@uq.edu.au)

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course reviews current and future workforce realities in the aged care sector. Beginning with an in-depth analysis of contemporary recruitment and retention issues, performance matters including salary and rewards and performance reviews, students appraise future workforce directions by examining emerging roles, the role of the unregulated carer and technologies like telehealth. The course concludes with an examination of the influence of emerging service models on aged care.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) External Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) External Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) External External Course Profile