Royal Life Saving NSW partners with Invictus Australia to fill aquatic facility employment gaps

With the aquatic industry experiencing significant workforce shortages, Royal Life Saving NSW, Invictus Australia and the NSW Government have joined forces to launch a new Aquatic and Recreation Employment Pathway to support veterans and their families.

Aiming to help fill employment and skill gaps, the new initiative provides fully subsidised training for veterans and their partners in critically important roles such as Swim Teachers, Pool Lifeguards and Aquatic Technical Operators.

With around 1,200 ADF personnel leaving the service to settle into civilian life in NSW each year, this program is an opportunity for our industry to support our veterans into permanent and sustainable employment.

By providing ‘fast-tracked’ training and education, veterans and their partners will be employable immediately ready to fill workforce gaps across our industry.

The program is being piloted in the Hunter and Illawarra regions of NSW.

For more information email: hunter@royalnsw.com.au

Image courtesy of Royal Life Saving NSW.