The Workforce Council is pleased to announce that following a decision by the
Excellence in Workforce Achievement by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Organisation category panel, we are now able to announce the complete list of finalists for the 2011 Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Awards.
Each year the Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Awards celebrate the organisations and individuals who are leading workforce innovation within these vital industries. Awards are presented across a number of categories, recognising the organisations and individuals who are leading workforce innovation within the State, while showcasing the diverse range of strategies being used to enhance the capacity of the Health and Community Services Industries.
2011 WORKFORCE INNOVATION AWARDS FINALISTS:
Category: Excellence in Workforce Innovation - Sector Recognition
Finalists: Princess Alexandra Hospital
Spiritus Community and Aged Care
Category: Excellence in Workforce Leadership by a Board of Management
Finalists: Bulimba Child Care Centre
Spiritus
TLC Training Solutions
Category: Excellence in Recruitment
Finalists: Aged Care Skills Formation Strategy Toowoomba
Queensland Health - Allied Health Relief Pool project
Queensland Health - Clinical Workforce Solutions
Category: Excellence in Creating a Learning Culture in the Workplace
Finalists: Bulimba Child Care Centre
Brisbane Family Day Care
The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital
Category: Excellence in Human Resource Development
Finalist: Burdekin Flexible Support Services
Category: Excellence in Collaborative Workforce Initiatives
Finalists: Charleville Medical Model Collaboration (Charleville Hospital & Royal Flying
Doctors Service & CWAATISCH)
Gold Coast Primary Care Partnership Council
Queensland University of Technology
Category: Excellence in Cultural Inclusiveness in the Workforce
Finalists: Cunningham Centre and Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
MultiLink Community Services Inc
Category: Excellence in Workforce Achievement in a Regional and Remote Setting
Finalists: Burdekin Flexible Support Services
Headspace Southern Downs
Islanders Board of Industry and Services (IBIS)
Category: Excellence in Individual Contribution to Workforce Innovation
Finalists: Katrina Keable - Bulimba Child Care Centre
Areti Kennedy - Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service
Zoe Laird - Redland Respite Care Committee Inc
Emma Meredith - ABC Goodstart Child Care Limited
Category: Excellence in Workforce Achievement by an Aboriginal or
Torres Strait Islander Organisation
Finalist: Kambu Medical Centre
Award winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on 19 May at the Sebel and Citigate Hotel, Brisbane as part of the 2011 Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference.
The presentation of the 2011 Workforce Innovation Awards is incorporated within the Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference. The conference will examine the current and future workforce context for our industries, with presentations and workshops covering: Workforce planning and sustainability; Leadership and management; Career and industry pathways and promotion; and Innovative workforce models in response to needs and reforms.
Keynote presenters at the 2011 Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference will include former Australian Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja, renowned social entrepreneur and award winning writer Nic Frances, emotional intelligence author and trainer Amanda Gore, creative champion and author Nigel Collin, and Skills Queensland CEO Rod Camm.
For more information visit the Workforce Innovation Conference & Awards page or to secure your place at the dinner Register Online.
