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SA Health & Community Services Skills Board - this Edition February 2006
Newsletters >> SA Health & Community Services Skills Board - this Edition February 2006
 | | February 2006 |  | The Board met earlier this month and held a very productive planning day. Some of the key issues revolved around how we structure our standing committees and manage our industry consultative practices. Key to this is the organisation being independent, fair and transparent. It is only by establishing these principles that industry will be happy to engage with the Board. Dealing with the issue of skilled shortages is placing pressure on many employers and has already focussed attention on both retaining existing staff and finding new staff. Two issues that have quickly climbed up the agenda are Mature Aged Workers and Skilled Migration. The Board has actively started looking at the Matured Aged Workers issue and you will hear more of this in the coming months. There is also a seminar on Skilled Migration (see events below) for the Health & Community Services sector being sponsored by Immigration SA, Business SA, Adelaide City Council and Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs that you are invited to attend. Congratulations to our Development Officer, Greg Franks, on carrying the Baton on its way to Melbourne for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was one of 2000 community runners chosen from over 15,000 applicants. Greg was selected for his volunteer activities as a junior sports coach & business mentor. To see Greg in action click here. Ian Heard
Chairperson
| |  | Health Training Package Validation The Draft 2 of the Health Training Package is scheduled to be released for validation in late February. Draft 2 will be available for download on the CS&H ISC website on the Health Training Package HLT02 Review Project webpage. It will also be available on CD-ROM. The dates for the Adelaide validation sessions are yet to be announced but will be publicised as soon as they are known. If you are unable to attend you can participate via the online feedback mechanism. Dental Technology Students studying the Diploma of Dental Technology will now graduate after two years rather than the previous three years at TAFE. This was the decision of an Industry Reference Group (IRG) consisting of all key stakeholders and chaired by the Development Officer, Greg Franks. The decision was based on a finding that the students were more skilled after two years than three. This was confirmed by Greg Natt, Vice President of the ADTA, and supported by a recent graduate Jessica Kotsiou. The third year of training was a work placement. These were additional contact hours and the quality of the current curriculum will not be affected. Website of the Month Check out DFEEST’s online Workforce Information Service for information on § the labour market economic and demographic trends - industry & regional workforce analysis
- specific labour supply and demand issues
- workforce development practice
§ occupational information and analysis Statistic of the Month “For every one new entrant to the workforce there are seven existing workers over 45.” Prof. Louise Rolland, Business Work & Ageing seminar, February 2006.
| |  | Mental Health Care Workforce Development Project The Mental Health Project is now well and truly underway. In this first stage of the project the Project Officer, Diana MacMullin is making contact with a broad range of stakeholders, undertaking consultations to gather the sector’s views regarding the skills needed to work in the community-based mental health field and current gaps in available training. Diana has also made a start on the daunting task of profiling the workforce in this sector. This project aims to collect quantitative data regarding the numbers of workers, hours of work, skills and qualifications etc, as well as information relating to employment retention factors. Within the next few weeks, she hopes to start talking with consumers to gather their perspectives regarding issues in the provision of community-based support services. To register interest in the project contact Diana on 8362 3220 or email diana@sahcssb.com.au National Industry Careers Specialist The SA Health & Community Services Skills Board is part of a consortium appointed as the National Industry Careers Specialist for the health & community services sector. The national Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council is the lead agency of the consortium which includes Skills & Training Boards from all States. The aim of the project is to deliver targeted, industry sector-specific quality career advice and specialist information including information on skills needs and labour markets. It will support the activity of the newly appointed Regional Industry Career Advisers. Whilst the project is in its infancy it is intended to create a powerful web based CS&H Career Hub that is suitable for all users. For more info visit the CS&H ISC website.
| |  | Skilled Migration Visa Seminar Would you like to learn more about overseas skilled migration? This Free one hour seminar will inform Health & Community Services sector employers facing skills shortages about the options available to access skilled workers from overseas. A range of issues, including visa options, processing times and strategies for recruiting from overseas will be discussed. Those involved in human resources, recruitment or mid-level management are encouraged to attend on Wednesday 8 March from 4 – 5 pm at Level 7, Terrace Towers, 178 North Terrace, Adelaide. Register online early as places are limited! 2006 Community Services & Health National Conference Early Bird Registration is available until 31 March 2006 for the Making a Difference…2006 - Building the Future CS&H Workforce Conference on 6 & 7 June 2006 in Brisbane. The program features international speakers including John Rogers, CEO Skills for Health UK, Dr Anne McBride and Dr Paula Hyde, from the University of Manchester. Click here for the preliminary Conference Program | |  | | This Edition is the regular subscriber's e-newsletters of the SA Health & Community Services Skills Board Inc. You have received this email as you have either subscribed or have received recent correspondence from the Skills Board. If you haven't subscribed and would like to continue to receive this newsletter, please click the link below to register your details http://www.sahcssb.com.au/subscribe.php To unsubscribe please reply to this email and write UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject box or you can unsubscribe through our website. | |  | | |
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