WorkUP Queensland Update

WorkUP Queensland is now in our sixth year, and we acknowledge and continue to be appreciative of the strong partnership and engagement with the sector over this time. Together we continue to lead the way in designing and creating innovative and holistic strategic workforce responses that have impact and are genuinely shaped with the sector stakeholders at its heart.

Over the past few months other jurisdictions who are focusing on workforce capacity and capability in the specialist sector have been reaching out to learn about the WorkUP Queensland model.  At the forefront of our story is that we engage with and leverage the wisdom of the sector.

We have created a strong platform, exemplified by the development of the Workforce Capability Framework, providing a foundation for what good looks like for our specialist workforce. Follow on resources such as the bank of interview questions and the reflective practice toolkit, will be critical touchpoints in bringing in and keeping our future workforce and we encourage continued use and tailoring of those resources to meet your needs.

Reference Group

We are looking to fill vacancies in our Reference Group. Two long term members have recently stepped down. We are grateful for their generosity, wisdom, and support they have shared with us and other members of the Reference Group.

The Reference Group meets up to 4 times a year providing WorkUP with workforce insights at a broad and project level. If you are interested in being a member of the WorkUP Queensland Reference Group, please read the Terms of Reference and Application Process document. In this document there is a link to the application form.

Download the Terms of Reference and Application Process

Please contact Louise@healingfoundation.org.au

Workforce Survey

Our annual workforce survey will be out before the end of the year. The data we gather from the workforce survey will be of increasing importance as we continue to seek a richer understanding of the workforce of the specialist sector in Queensland. We have received healthy response rates in the past and hope to exceed this for this year.

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