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Local Government Career Taskforce (QLD) Findings
The Planning Institute Australia (PIA) is participating in the Local Government Skills Formation Strategy – Queensland.
The strategy is a partnership between government agencies, the local government sector and education and training providers. The Strategy will address skill shortage issues in planning, building certification, engineering and environmental health issues.
Further collaboration between government agencies and key industry organisations led to the establishment of the Local Government Career Taskforce (Qld) in February 2007. The PIA is representing our profession at the table. Past President and National Chair of the PIA Local Government Planning Network, Mr Leo Jensen is representing the PIA on the Taskforce.
Two reports have recently been released:
- Local Government Skills Shortage Survey Results
- Queensland Planners – Attraction & Retention Survey Results
- A Skills Formation Strategy – Project Information Sheet
The PIA Queensland Division Committee received these two reports at its meeting held on the 4th October, 2007. The Division Committee resolved to convene a small sub committee to review and further consider the recommendations in the Planners report.
Whilst this body or work has now been completed, the issue of skills shortages remains. For more information about these studies please contact Leo Jensen, Leo Jensen Consulting on 0407594468.
You can also view a Presentation Skilling Up Your Staff delivered by Leo Jensen at the LGMA Qld State conference in October 2008.
SA
The Workforce and Retention Study (June 2010) was prepared by Harrison Research in conjunction with Natalie Fuller and Associates, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Locher Human Resources for the Planning Institute of Australia (SA Division). The study was funded by the Local Government Research and Development Scheme.
The study provides a clear picture of the built environment workforce and of workforce best practices more generally, with the profiling, behaviours, attitudes, attraction and retention strategies covered in the study all contributing to future workforce planning. What has emerged is a built environment workforce that is not, or is no longer, in crisis (as had been determined from various studies conducted up to 2007), but one that does retain clearly proclaimed needs and opportunities for improvement.
Workforce and Retention Study Report
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