Workforce Development Kit - Community Services & Health Industry ...

CS&HISCWorkforce DevelopmentCommunity Services and Health Industry Skills Council(CS&HISC) sees the development of Australia’scommunity services and health workforce as a nationalpriority.Workforce development challenges inform thecontinuous improvement of training packages, programbrokerage, influence policy and drive priority workforcedevelopment activity at various levels as the diagrambelow shows.Workforce development activitiesCS&HISC works with stakeholders at each levelto identify workforce development challengesand to design solutions focused on planning andstrategy, performance development and productivityand measurement.Brokerage and fundingAustralian Government Skills Connect is an initiativewith programs designed to help link eligible Australianenterprises with the right funding to meet their skills andworkforce development needs:Sharing good practiceSharing interesting ideas, case studies, tools andinitiatives from our sectors promotes good practiceand allows organisations to learn from each other.Sharing your stories and experiences with the sectorwill strengthen networks, encourage collaboration, andcan assist you to access further workforce developmentopportunities.Network building and collaborationCS&HISC encourages networking and collaborationto share information and make links between activitiesacross the community services and health industries.We participate in a variety of regional, sector-basedand national networks to identify possible projectopportunities, and take the opportunity to present ourapproach to workforce development with stakeholders.• Accelerated Australian ApprenticeshipsInitiative• Australian Apprenticeships MentoringProgram• Investing in Experience• National Workforce Development Fund(NWDF)• Workplace English Language & LiteracyProgram (WELL)Industry Skills Councils are brokers for the NWDFand WELL programs, and can discuss your workforcedevelopment needs and provide you with information tocomplete an application under Skills Connect for one ormore programs.Industry / Nationalplanning and strategySector / State / RegionEnterpriseIndividualperformance developmentproductivity & measurement2CS&HISC Workforce Development Kit