Managing your workforce
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Assistance with workforce development
Do you want your business
- to be sustainable
- to grow and diversify
- to be innovative
- to expand?
Workforce planning and development are fundamental tools that can help you achieve these goals.
- They help you make sure you have the right number of people with the right skills and knowledge to do the job.
- Businesses that offer challenging jobs where people can develop and use new skills which will attract and keep good people.
- Getting the people issues right means having satisfied customers and strong performance.
- They give you a unique advantage that competitors can’t easily duplicate.
Check this sample list to get you thinking about training and development options.
Cotact your industry Skills Development Council to access information and advice on.
- workplace planning
- training and analysis
- career pathways
- funding options
- consultation
- products and services
Your local Training Services Manager can also provide practical support and advice - ring 13 28 11.
Skills assessment and recognition
New recruits and putting staff through formal training are not the only sources of skilled staff.
Skills assessment of your existing workforce can uncover some much needed abilities and skills. These can be the basis for further training and/or for recognition and can postively impact on strategic planning of your businesses operations. Find out more...
Find Training
Are you looking for training courses for
- apprenticeship and traineeships
- short courses
- full qualifications
- green skills courses?
Equity groups
All training purchased or funded by State Training Services is available for existing workers and jobseekers with special attention to people with special needs, such as:
- Youth 15-24 yrs old
- Mature aged people aged 45 yrs +
- People with a disability
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
- Retrenched workers
These speicality programs give priority to the following groups of clients:
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island People |
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| Retrenched Workers | |
| Retrenched apprentices and trainees |
Contact your local State Training Services Centre ph 13 28 11 to discuss the best way to meet your business' needs and select best assistance for staff.
Innovation
Looking for something unique or innovative to help your industry, community or business?
Or help and advice to achieve something new and challenging?
Greening the workplace
NSW industry and businesses are daily confronted with news items about diminishing resources, pollution, and the need for sustainability and energy conservation.
In recognition of the skills and knowledge gap needed to prepare business for this challenge, the NSW government has implemented the Green Skills Development Strategy and Energy Efficiency Training program. This provides funds for vocational training under
- The Energy Efficiency Training for Trades and Professionals - short courses for job seekers and existing workers such as
- design, installation and use of energy efficient technology
- supply chain management, marketing and delivery of energy efficient goods and services
- development, measuring and auditing of energy efficient processes and products
- business management and industry leadership in energy efficiency.
- The Green Skills Businesses Incentive - short training courses to encourage the take up of green skills by businesses including local government.
For more information:
- Greening your business - why sustainability makes good business sense
- Green Skills and Energy Efficiency Strategy for employers
- The Green Skills Course Finder
- TAFE NSW Green Skills courses
- The NSW Green Skills Strategy 2008-2010
