Workforce Development
2010 National LG Workforce Development Forum
The Local Government Workforce in the New Decade
23-24 March 2010 | Australian National University, Canberra
Aims and Objectives
- To review and evaluate the impact of Federal Government’s skills and workforce development initiatives on local government;
- To receive an update on the Federal Government’s 2010 Local Government Draft Workforce Development Strategy;
- To present the National LG Workforce Development Steering Committee’sdraft Blueprint for a Local Government Workforce – New Decade and Beyond, and explore its implementation, including
- LG National Employer brand; and
- LG Indigenous Employment Program;
- To review changes and improvements to the education and training system and implications for the Local Government sector;
- To consider the impact of economic recovery on the sector’s skills needs and skills supply;
- To review current attraction, retention, workforce participation and social inclusion initiatives and best practice as they relate to Local Government; and
- To facilitate increased collaboration and information sharing across the sector.
Forum Program for Download
Forum Presentations for Download:
Greg Mclean, Board Member Government Skills Australia (GSA) and Joint Chair GSA LG Industry Advisory Committeee GSA Overview
Melissa Gibbs, Acting Deputy Director Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) ACELG Overview
John Ravlic, Chief Executive Local Government Managers Australia - ACELG Program Partner Forum Introduction and Overview
Ivan Neville, Branch Manager, Labour Market Skills Branch, Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations Prospects for the Australian labor market
Sue Beitz, Head of Secretariat, Skills Australia Australian Workforce Futures
Nick Dudley, Branch Manager, Workforce Development Workforce Development Branch of GSA
Angela Zivkovic, Project Manager, LG Practice Unit, ACELG Overview ACELG LG Practice Unit and Blueprint for a LG Workforce
Mervyn Carter, Regional and LG Policy Unit, Dept of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and LG National LG Workforce Strategy Update
Alun Gallie, Government Skills Australia Update on Training Packages Impacting on LG
Kathy Kelly, Manager - Training Services, LG Association of Queensland Strategies for the Retention of Mature Age Workers in LG
Roger Stephan, CEO, Hunter Councils Sharing resources and expertise in one of Australia's most diverse and dynamic regions
Linda White, Board Member, Australian Social Inclusion Board Social Inclusion in Australia: How Australia is faring
Angela Zivkovic, Project Manager, LG Practice Unit, ACELG LG Indigenous Employment Program Green Paper
Kerrie Nelson, Advisor - Government, Reconciliation Australia Reconciliation Action Plans
Danny Lester, CEO, Aboriginal Employment Strategy Aboriginal Employment Strategy
