No, the DSTF project is managed by the Health and Community Services Workforce Council Inc.
DSTF operates according to a regional engagement model. The state is divided into ten geographic regions, each of which is represented by a Coalition.
Ideally, each Coalition comprises eight to ten members from services funded by the Department of Communities, Disability Services as well as unpaid parents and unpaid carers. These members are also from different geographic locations, cultural backgrounds, equity groups and service types and are in diverse work-function roles.
If you would like to become a member of a regional Coalition, see regional-specific information on this process and current vacancies in your area. View current vacancies in your region.
Coalitions are a group of local people, generally from the target group who meet regularly to plan for the implementation of skills development and capacity building priorities for their region based on the identified needs of the target group. The Coalitions identify, prioritise and respond to the skills development needs in their region. They are the primary decision making group for the activities conducted in their region.
The Coalitions aim to:
Coalitions are supported in their work by DSTF Workforce Consultants and a Program Manager employed by the Workforce Council. Find out more about the Coalition in your region.
You can contact the relevant Workforce Consultant for your region to pass on your organisations workforce and skills development needs.
The appointment of all Coalition members needs to follow a nomination and selection process that is equitable and open. When a vacancy occurs on the Coalition, it is expected that the replacement will ensure that the Coalition membership equitably reflects the target group and the geographic region. Vacancies are promoted through training events, networks, DSTF newsletters, Workforce Council web-site and/or mail-outs. View a coalition nomination form.
Paid and unpaid staff and management committee volunteers of community based organisations that receive recurrent funding from the Department of Communities, Disability Services and carers and parents or other involved in the provision of direct care to people with a disability
Follow the instructions on the registration form. Please do not bring cash or other forms of payment to a workshop or other activity as the trainer/facilitator will not be able to accept any payments.
No, people with a disability are not eligible for DSTF activities unless they are also a part of our target group.
Every year in Queensland, the DSTF project provide hundreds of activities, such as workshops, forums, subsidies, learning circles, mentoring and support networks to develop skills in areas, such as legal and ethical frameworks, leadership and management, planning for the future of your family member, managing stress etc. We are also able to develop information kits and other resources useful to our target group.
The target group is made up of all of the people eligible for our service.
Coalitions are a small group of local people, generally from the target group who meet regularly to plan for the implementation of skills development and capacity building priorities for their region based on the identified needs of the target group.
Complete the registration form on the promotional activity flyer for the activity and return it to the Workforce Council's Disability Sector Workforce Team. The address details are on the form. Activity flyers are available on the regional pages of this web-site.
If you are a parent or unpaid carer and you would like to receive information about the activities DSTF offers in your region, please complete the parent/carer contact form and return it to us. We will then send you information about DSTF activities in your region.
If you are a staff member of a Department of Communities, Disability Services funded organisation, please contact your manager for information about the activities DSTF offers in your region, or contact the DSTF Project Officer for your region.
Your registration will not be confirmed until two weeks prior to the activity to ensure the maximum number of target group organisations and parent and carers can attend.
The Disability Sector Workforce Team at the Workforce Council contracts the most appropriate trainer or facilitator to conduct each activity.
The project funding is provided by the Department of Communities, Disability Services. There is a small attendance fee, generally between $10 and $50 per day for an activity.
Other disability service organisations (e.g. Commonwealth funded or non-funded organisations) may access activities if places are available. Occasionally there may also be available places for other related organisations to attend.
