Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot today announced a $43.8 million education and training package designed to up-skill more than 8,000 aged and community care staff. This package brings the Rudd Government’s investment in training for aged care workers to more than $127 million, providing training for more than 21,300 aged care workers. The programs in the $43.8 million education and training package are: which will equip more than 3,000 personal care workers with the skills and knowledge for home-based care of frail aged people with complex care needs and which will support more than 5,000 personal care workers in aged care homes in gaining certificate-level qualifications – such as enrolled nursing.