Allied Health and Social Assistance

Social assistance and allied health are growing parts of the overall health industry nationally — and especially in Western Australia — offering great career opportunities. Demand for services is rising,  particularly in the disability and aged care sectors. Highly skilled workers are needed in both these sectors and now is the time to upskill your current qualifications or change direction to a new career opportunity.

Pathways into the allied health area start at Certificate II level in the aged care and disability care areas, and from there you can choose from a range of higher level specialised support and care qualifications. You can also train as an assistant supporting the work done by speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and other health professionals. Join a growing and rewarding industry and start your journey to upskill or change direction in a new career path!

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The Allied health and Social assistance sectors offer a huge range of training options. Use the course search below to find out more.

Use the Skills Ready filters to find fee-free or low fee courses and skill sets. You can also use the keyword search, and the other filters, to refine the search results. Then select a qualification or course title from the list, to find out more about the course and where it is available.

The list presented here is only for this industry category.  

A full course list across all industry areas is available here 

Future jobs in Allied health and Social assistance

Research completed by the WA State Training Board identified that the number of disability and aged care workers needs to double over the next five years.

Find out more about the research and the Social assistance and allied health workforce strategy on the State Training Board website.