SWISSNews and events
Find out what is happening in the world of social work and human services field education:
NDS State Conference 7-8 May 2020
2020 NDS State Conference – “ Futures in Disability” Brisbane, 7th – 8th May 2020
National Child Protection Week 6-12 Sept 2020
National Child Protection Week 6th – 12th September 2020
AASW PD events
The AASW regularly host a range of events, seminars and symposiums for practitioners, students and graduates. To check out latest events for the Social Work Profession see the AASW Events page or go to their site
QCOSS State Conference
QCOSS 2020 Early Years Conference Cairns, May 28 – May 29. “Todays Children Tomorrows Future – from theory to practice”
CSIA Labour Market data
The Community Services Industry Alliance (CSIA) have available important Labour Market data from the ABS that shows that Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest workforce. It is the biggest economic driver of job growth and represents 13.5 per cent of Australian workers. This is slightly higher in Queensland, where it represents 14.7 per cent of the workforce. For more information about jobs growth in our industry, check out the CSIA website.