Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence

Funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments, a new $20.67 million Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence will support the growing demand for home-based care.

With an estimated 86,000 extra care sector workers needed by 2027, the Centre of Excellence is designed to train new learners, upskill current workers, and support skill solution partnerships with industry.

Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence – An overview

A key feature of the Moorabbin campus Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence is a new smart house with adaptive technology to help workers modernise. It will include:

A smart house with adaptive technology for education and practical skills
Remote care technologies, including a virtual reality replica of the smart house
Professional development and applied research capability
Automations and modern work practices

Part of a national network of 20 other TAFE Centres of Excellence, our initiative will be a vital resource for organisations that help Australians as they age. We are a partner of the Care Economy CRC and the Construction 4.0 CRC. Our thanks to HumanAbility Ltd, plus our Centre’s regional partner South West TAFE.

Study a care sector course at Holmesglen

We offer TAFE courses in aged care, allied health, disability, individual support, leisure and health, and more. Plus, many courses are included on the Free TAFE list as part of in-demand occupations.

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Applied research opportunities

In addition to supporting the next generation of workers, the Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence will be a premier environment for research and development.

Educators and industry experts will collaborate on projects that positively impact the care sector.

These opportunities will include the:

Creation of new professional development resources in emerging technologies
Skill solutions that assist with challenges in smart house technologies

Home and Community Care Centre of Excellence