Workforce sustainability in regional and rural networks NGO Regional Quarterly Forums, August/September 2010 round

Purpose of workshop 1.Provide a brief overview of the Compact Workforce Development Initiative 2. Introduce you to representatives from: –Health and Community Services Workforce Council –Community Services Skilling Plan 3. Work together to identify: –priority workforce capability and sustainability issues in the region –actions that can address these challenges 1

Queensland Compact Goals Working together to: Build strong working relationships Improve engagement in planning and policy Improve the sector’s capacity and sustainability Continue to improve service quality and innovation 2

Compact Action Plan Commitments Working together to: ‘Support the development of a sustainable human services workforce focusing on attracting, retaining and training a high- quality workforce’ (item 3.1.1) 3

Compact Governance Committee (CGC) Priorities 2010 ‘Give priority to analysing the range of existing state and national workforce development and volunteering initiatives to identify gaps impacting Queenslanders, and to support the development of strategies which address these gaps’. Compact Annual Report

5 Compact Workforce Development Initiative Joint Govt and Sector Strategies Government led Strategies Sector led Strategies DoC Strategies Statewide consultations -Workforce challenges - Priorities -Possible solutions Literature Review - Profile of the sector - Supply and demand issues -Recommendations for future Mapping and analysis of existing initiatives August – October 2010November CGC Report and Recommendations Report synthesising: consultation data literature review map of existing initiatives recommended responses Other Strategies 5

Peak body role: lead workforce development & innovation in Community Services and Health industries Statewide Strategies –Skills Alliance –Health Skills Formation Strategy –Community Mental Health Skills Formation Strategy 6 Regional Projects –Integrated Skills Development Strategy –Disability Sector Training Fund –Professional Support Coordinator QLD

The Community Services Skilling Plan 1.Statewide VET Delivery 2.Indigenous Mentoring Program 3.Cross Cultural Practice Development Strategy 4.Vocational Training Assistance Grant 5.Service Practitioners’ Development Grant 6.Educators’ and Trainers’ Fellowship Grants 7.Sector Engagement & Service Development 7 Utilises a community development approach and provides: A range of strategies to support Vocational Education and Training opportunities (VET) in the community services sector. Initiatives that are available through VET (TAFE institutes & other Registered Training Organisations) A suite of grants and scholarships to enhance industry capacity Encourages sector workers to form communities of practice to respond to individual, community, regional and statewide needs

8 10 workforce issues (draft) Recruiting, retaining and training qualified paid staff Increasing effective service provision to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations Recruiting, training, managing and retaining volunteers Increased demand for assistant and advanced practitioner roles Labour shortages in rural and remote areas Need to build management and leadership capacity Increased complexity of client needFocus on integrated service delivery models Increasing effective service provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Shift towards service models that emphasise prevention, primary, community and home based services

Workshop 9 IssuesStrengths and opportunities Action required to address the priorities identified Provide an example(s) which demonstrates the impact of the issues on the region Describe existing strengths that could be harnessed to respond to these issues Local Identify what can be done across the region and within existing resources to respond to these issues Bigger Picture Propose additional actions that need to occur to further respond to the issues (this may be at a statewide and system level). Priority 1: Example (s) Priority 2: Example (s) Priority 3: Example (s)

Workshop Activity In small groups (4-6 people) review the draft list of 10 workforce issues*, and comment on whether they reflect the priorities for this region prioritise the top 3 issues that impact most significantly on services in the region for the top 3 issues work as a group to: –Provide an example(s) which demonstrates the impact of the issues on the region –Describe existing strengths that could be harnessed to respond to these issues –Identify what can be done across the region and within existing resources to respond to these issues –Propose additional actions that need to occur to further respond to the issues (this may be at a statewide and system level). Sharing ideas: group feedback and wrap up * The draft list of ‘10 workforce issues’ was developed using national literature and consultations via the South West intersectoral forum in May

Next steps Your input from today’s session will: –inform regional workforce planning activities –inform the drafting of a report: Seven regions’ workforce development challenges and priorities – possible regional and state-wide solutions This draft report will be tested and finalised in consultation with regions The final report will be presented to the CGC in November 2010, to inform decision making 11

Thank you Further Information is available through the Compact Knowledge Hub. Go to: and enter ‘Compact’ and go to the ‘Consultations’ page. 12