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workforce development Department of Training and Workforce Development Workforce development is aimed at building, attracting and retaining a skilled workforce to meet the economic needs of Western Australia. Training WA, WA workforce development plan: A skilled workforce for the future. The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will work cooperatively and collaboratively with the training councils, industry, community and government in creating a coordinated and strategic WA workforce development plan for the State.
Click on the links below to download a copy of the draft FutureNow workforce development documents: Please note these documents are drafts only, with the final version to be completed early September 2010. The key objective of FutureNow's industry workforce development plan is to: Identify the skills and workfoce development priorities for Western Australia's creative and leisure industries and forsee emerging influences on workforce development and training issues. This draft report describes the environment in which the creative and leisure industries are currently operating in, in Western Australia. It sets out the industry critical skills which are necessary for future sustainability and growth and establishes the context in which these industries are essential not only to the existing lifestyles of the existing population, but in attracting and retaining the thousands of new workers from interstate and overseas that will be vital to Western Australia's future growth and economic prosperity. This report is viewed as an organic document that will be continually update, validated and improved. It will be circulated widely for stakeholder scrutiny and feedback and will be subject to continuous improvement to ensure timely quality input to the State's workforce development and training strategies. Workforce Development Framework Workforce development will occur at three different levels:
This whole of Government WA workforce development plan will address among other things:
At the industry/regional level, the development of industry specific and regional specific workforce development strategies are being undertaken, with workforce development at the enterprise level being encouraged, fostered and supported by the Department of Training and Workforce Development. The framework will lead to the follow outcomes: Enhancing the training system to be demand driven, customer focussed and flexible, with the role of training providers broadened to include partneringwith employers to foster new workplace practices. Greater industry engagement including direct involvement of industry and enterprises in planning and program development. Industry will also be engaged through the State Training Board, peak employer and industry bodies and the network of 10 industry Training Councils. The industry Training Councils, which represent all sectors of industry, will lead the creation of industry workforce development plans. Enhanced planning through higher level labour market analysis and forecasting, greater focus on planning for those areas critical to the development of the State and providing industry with tools and information to assist their own planning. Increased participation in the workforce particularly for those people disadvantaged and disengaged from the labour market. This will include strategies targeted specifically to Aboriginal Western Australians coordinated through the Training Together - Working Together initiative. Whole of Government coordination including liaising with other Government departments on issues relating to local infrastructure and housing, social inclusion, economic and regional development, and sustainability. Improved use of migration including assistance to support Government and industry to effectively target migration from interstate as well as temporary and permanent migration from overseas as needed. Comprehensive career development to assist Wstern Australians transition between jobs and help influence career choices in line with employment opportunities and industry need. This will include the development of an interactive Training WA Career Centre website.
Workforce Development Research
Managing Western Australia's Economic Expansion - The Need for People and Skills: Research paper prepared by the Western Australian Technology and Industry Advisory Council: September 2009 Workforce Futures Discussion Papers: Skills Australia: October 2009 Building Human Capital, A Discussion Paper: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia: November 2007 Workforce Planning HB 299-2008, Handbook: Standards Australia, 2008 (available to purchase) Goldfields-Esperance Workforce Development Plan: Department of Education and Training & Goldfields-Esperance Workforce Development Alliance, 2008
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