Laundry Worker (NT)

Education and Training:

You can work as a laundry worker without formal qualifications. You will probably get some informal training on the job.

You can also become a laundry worker through a traineeship in Laundry. Entry requirements may vary but employers usually require Year 10. Ask your career adviser about the possibility of starting some of this training in school.

Additional Information:

Once you are employed, you may be able to develop, and have recognised, additional skills under the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package that will expand your career opportunities within this industry.

Related Courses:

While the following courses are related to this occupation, they may not necessarily lead directly to employment, nor provide the most direct pathway to the occupation. Courses which provide preliminary or informal training, as well as those which provide additional job skills following initial qualifications may also be listed.

*Course is offered by more than one institution. Click link for details.

Certificate III in Health Support Services

Employment Opportunities:

Laundry workers usually work in large public or private laundries. These may be industrial laundries and linen services that supply organisations such as motels, hotels, restaurants, convention centres, institutions, industrial sites and nursing or convalescent homes with clean linen. Some hospitals and nursing homes employ laundry workers in their own laundry. Laundry workers can be employed in coin laundries and some also provide a nappy service.

Supervisory positions are usually filled by laundry workers who have shown that they can work unsupervised and learn quickly.

Although more laundry services have opened in recent years, there has been a move towards computerised equipment. Machines are now doing more of what was once manual laundry work.

It is expected that the trend towards computerised machinery will continue and laundry workers will need to be familiar with the new machinery.