CapeCare have partnered with Busselton TAFE to offer nine trainees an opportunity to get hands on experience working in aged care.
The newly established program will give the trainees experience working in residential, community and lifestyle care, taking around 9 to 12 months to complete.
Cape Care chief executive Elizabeth Hogarth said they created the program to maintain and grow their workforce as demand got greater.
"Aged care is one of the fastest growing sectors you could be in and the COVID-19 situation has made a lot of people reevaluate working in areas such as hospitality and tourism," she said.
"People are looking for more stability in their workplace.
"For some people aged care is a career path and for others it is simply having a job they enjoy.
"We recognise that not everybody wants to climb the ladder and be on big career path, but the traineeship gives opportunities for either of those."
Ms Hogarth said the group of trainees were diverse with various age groups and different backgrounds.
"They will also have the opportunity to work with different people at CapeCare," she said.
"Everyone has their own style and their own way of doing things so hopefully they pick up the best styles from everyone so they become great employees of the future."
One of the trainees Chloey Stead said she had been working for CapeCare for five years and jumped on the opportunity to further her career and learn more about the industry.
"There are so many doors in aged care, if you want to get into nursing or admin it's all there," she said.
CapeCare human resources manager Philippa Ayre said they were using the program as a trail and if it proves to be successful they would continue each TAFE semester with a new group of trainees.
"We were really surprised we had so many applicants, we went right through the recruitment process and have ended up with a great group of nine trainees with very different backgrounds," she said.
South Regional TAFE lecturer Nichola Campbell said they were committed to supporting local aged care services to meet their workforce demands.
"The partnership with Cape Care will support the new Dunsborough facility being staffed is an exciting opportunity for the community in the future," she said.
"The new online blended approaches being provided are enabling the lecturer to continue training even when COVID precautions keep us apart.
"This new flexibility is supported by the terrific simulated workplace at the Busselton TAFE so trainees are prepared and feel ready to start work safely."
