Drive change supporting Victorian communities.

Switch to Social Work is a new employment-based Master of Social Work (Child and Family Practice) program. It was created to address skill and workforce shortages in the child and family services sector. The program is being delivered in partnership with the Victorian Government, the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, community services organisations and La Trobe University.

Switch to Social Work is a two-year program that combines study, training and paid work. It is a new pathway for people who already have a bachelor’s degree but who would like to change careers. 

Switch to Social Work aims to:

• Create a highly skilled, diverse, and fit-for-purpose child and family services workforce
• Remove financial barriers to entry into social work
• Provide extensive work integrated learning opportunities
• Improve workforce capability, job readiness, employment retention, and workforce diversity
• Recruit applicants looking for a career change
• Operate throughout Victoria in metro, regional and rural locations.

To join as a host organisation, please contact our team.

Financial support 

Participants will leave job-ready with integrated placement opportunities across metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria. Participants also graduate debt-free as Switch to Social Work provides:

• Full tuition fee scholarship 
• A cost-of-living allowance in the first year 
• Industry-standard wage in the second year.