Welcome
Welcome to the SA Health & Community Services Skills Board.
Around Australia, and in many other parts of the western world too, governments, industries, organisations and communities are grappling with a new landscape of significant workforce challenges. These challenges are amongst the top concerns of employers in all kinds of industries. In South Australia nine Skills Boards have been established to help meet workforce challenges such as:
- responding to shortages as smaller numbers of people enter the workforce while at the same time many others retire
- creating new kinds of jobs requiring different skills
- improving the quality of work available to people, for example through providing career pathways and flexible working arrangements
- attracting new people into key industries and retaining existing workers
- overcoming obstacles and barriers that have prevented some people who want to participate in the workforce from doing so
In health and community services these pressures are occuring while there is also an increasing demand for services and the industries are growing.
Industry Skills Boards receive foundation funding from the South Australian government through the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology. This funding requires us to provide bi-partite advice to government in relation to workforce trends and emerging skills needs, and to work with industry, government and the vocational education and training system on issues relating to:
- Workforce development
- Current and emerging workforce priorities
- Vocational education and training
- Careers and employment
At the SA Health & Community Services Skills Board, we are determined to make a significant contribution to health and community services in South Australia through providing informaiton, representation, advocacy and support. We see our role as being to act as a facilitator, catalyst and bridge between the health and community services industries, the government, the vocational education and training system and the community.
What's New
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The SA Health & Community Services Skills Board has the lead role in developing an Industry Workforce Action Plan that will provide a framework for industry and government activity in response to key workforce development issues
Health and community services industries and sectors are growing rapidly, in a context of increasing competition for labour in the state. The Industry Workforce Action Plan will be used by the Training and Skills Commission, the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science & Technology and the Skills Board. |
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13th October 2008 |
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The first round of funding through the PPP for existing workers will be open for applications between Tuesday 9 September and Friday 17 October.
The funding will be allocated through contestable grants. The selection process will evaluate proposals on how well they meet the objectives of the program.
Application documents and guidelines can be downloaded from the DFEEST website or you can email a member of the Productivity Places Program team at DFEEST for further information. Members of the team are also able to provide assistance in preparing applications.
To request a letter of support from the SA Health and Community Services Skills Board please forward a copy of your application to the CE, Alison Arblaster at:
Post: 100 Wright Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Fax: 08 8124 5757
email: alison@sahcssb.com.au |
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9th September 2008 |
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The South Australian Training Awards 2008 were held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday 5 September and the Health and Community Services sectors were very well represented in many of the award categories.
Congratulations to all finalists and winners on your significant achievements! |
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8th September 2008 |
You can find more news items in the archives.
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