On Thursday 18 August over 70 representatives from health and community services organisations in the Mackay and surrounding regions attended a Regional Workforce Development Industry forum hosted by the Workforce Council.
The one-day forum provided local services with the opportunity to provide input on the Workforce Council’s draft Mackay Region Workforce Issues Paper, which outlines some of the key challenges facing Health and Community Services Industries in the region. Forum participants were also invited to identify priority strategic actions to help address local workforce challenges.
Taking into account the additional input and validation gathered at the Forum, a final Mackay Region Workforce Issues report will be developed shortly with the intent of advising industry and government, and guiding workforce development and planning in the region.
