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Grace’s early start to a
e r a c agedreer ca The aged care and disability sectors are providing exceptional opportunities for workers to build stable careers.
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After completing her secondary school studies, Adelaide student Grace Watson had originally expected to be spending her gap year in 2020 travelling through Sri Lanka. However international travel restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic forced a change of plan. Grace has instead decided to grasp the opportunity to make an early start towards a future career in aged care. The 18-year-old is already gaining valuable first-hand insights in the first wave of students participating in a new Open Colleges School of Health course combining unique practical experience with education to best equip the aged care workforce of the future.
