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carecareers Disability Career Planner

Whether you’re new to the disability sector or looking to take the next step in your career, the Disability Career Planner will help you find out the kinds of skills, knowledge and capabilities you’ll need to achieve your dream job.

What are the key benefits?

Understand the steps in career progression so you can plan your next move in the disability sector with confidence and ease
Organised into 10 easy-to-understand job families which all offer diverse and rewarding career paths in the disability sector
Understand the skills, knowledge and capabilities required at different levels of your career and gain a better idea of opportunities for future learning and development.

Who is this resource for?

This free online resource is for anyone new to, or currently working in the disability sector.

Find out more

Further Information:

carecareers Disability Career Quiz

A useful companion resource to the Disability Career Planner is the Career Quiz. Similar to the Career Planner, the quiz helps newcomers to the disability sector understand how they might develop their career. Available in 11 different languages, the quiz offers a fun and easy way to see which roles those interested in the sector might best fit into.

Contact information

For more information contact Mike Field, National Manager, Carecareers, 02 9256 3172, mike.field@nds.org.au

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