Making a career change amid COVID-19

In a 2018 survey by the Australian Human Resources Institute, before the pandemic, Australia’s mature workforce was battling ageism with 68 per cent of employers indicating that they were unwilling to employ workers over 50

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In June last year, a report by the Brotherhood of St Laurence estimated that nearly 400,000 Australians aged between 51 to 65 have had their hours or employment impacted by COVID-19.

 

VERTO’s Skills Checkpoint program runs across the three states of Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria targeting workers aged 45 to 70 who may have become unemployed or at risk of being made redundant.

To find out more about the Skills Checkpoint program in your area, visit the Australian Department of Education, Skills and Employment website.

If you need emotional support, call the free Beyond Blue coronavirus mental wellbeing support service on 1800 512 348.  

To access mostly free language help, call the national translating and interpreting service on 13 14 50 and ask to be redirected to your preferred organisation. 

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