Resources and publications
A collection of resources and tools for 'hands-on' planning and development for industry practitioners, enterprises and individuals - for example: performance management, succession planning, retention, selection, etc. Plus links and abstracts to a range of current workforce planning and development publications and reports on a state, national and international level.
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The changing workplace
Issues impacting on the workplace
Demographics and workforce participation
Demographic issues, workforce participation and their impact on workforce development
Economic development and the workforce
Economic issues and their impact on workforce development
Education and training
Structured education and training and their impacts on workforce development
Industry
Industry information relating to workforce development
Labour market
Issues impacting on workforce development
Regions
Workforce development issues in regional contexts
Skills
Skill issues and their impact on workforce development
Workforce development
Approaches, strategies, activities, policies and programs that support the development of the workforce
Workforce planning and practice
Approaches to a planned workforce and examples of good practice
Each month several newly released publications and reports are featured in the Workforce Information Service's monthly newsletter, WorkforceInfo.
Employer resource kit
The Your Business - Your People, Building Better Workplaces employer resource kit contains a range of information, templates and resources to form a user-friendly guide to workforce planning.
The resource kit has been developed from the Building Business Capability in Workforce Development program which aimed to encourage and support employers to develop workforce plans as part of their business planning.
Your Business - Your People, Building Better Workplaces Employer Resource Kit
(via the Department of Trade and Economic Development's southaustralia.biz site)
(Many resources have been adapted from the Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts' Better Workplaces Employer Resource Kit. Their input and permission to use these resources are gratefully acknowledged).
