Making a career change amid COVID-19

Key Points

• Nearly a third of mature job seekers have lost work or had their hours cut as a result of the pandemic according to the Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Ageism was already strife prior to COVID-19 with two-thirds of employers unwilling to hire workers aged over 50
• Job seekers aged 45-70 can access the government-funded Skills Checkpoint program to make a career transition