Take a look! Blueforce business development executive Richard Holland features on the cover of the latest edition of Aged Care Insite magazine.

Richard caught up with our friends over at Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) as part of their NEXT GEN initiative, a forum to talk about how young people can get involved and make meaningful change in the dynamic and rapidly-growing aged care industry.

The NEXT GEN program aims to attract and develop the next generation of age care leaders, injecting new blood into an industry that is not always considered by young professionals.

With over half of the current workforce due to retire over the next 15 years, the aged care sector faces exciting new opportunities, but also a potential shortfall of industry professionals.

LASA chief executive Sean Rooney says there is a need to improve the perception of aged care as a career option for people under age 35, and hopes the initiative will promote the changing face of aged care and profile the industry as dynamic, innovative and potentially life-changing.

“There are many excellent career opportunities working in either age services directly or in the professions and trades that service our industry, where people can be challenged and rewarded, all while making a meaningful difference in people’s lives,” said Mr Rooney.

“As new models of aged care emerge, this requires a broader range of expertise and skills – including experts in data science, artificial intelligence, technology, architecture and design, hospitality, engineering, property development, human resources management – as well as the more traditional professions of legal, clinical and allied health, finance and accounting, board and governance, leadership and executive management.”

Read more about this story on Aged Care Insite’s website.