Skills Formation Strategies Project (SFS)
Skills Formation Strategies provide a means by which key industries and communities can analyse and address the causes of skills shortages and other skilling issues. They bring together employers, industry associations, unions, government agencies, contractors, training and education providers, businesses and communities to identify the real causes of skills shortages and barriers to workforce development, and to develop solutions.
Research suggests that skills shortages in many industries are not just the result of insufficient access to training or problems with the vocational training system. Skills shortages are also related to other factors such as a lack of knowledge of the industry, poor image of the industry, lack of career paths, the nature of jobs in the industry, employment conditions and wages, geographical remoteness, and work not being compatible with desired lifestyles. Skills Formation Strategies work on this broad range of issues to help ensure a viable workforce for the future.
Health and Community Services Workforce Council is currently funded by the Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts to manage five Skills Formation Strategies: Aged Care, Child Care, Northlakes Integrated Health Project, Health (Enrolled Nursing) and Child Protection
Northlakes and Surrounds Health Partnership Project
The North Lakes and Surrounds Health Partnership Precinct reflects the latest strategic thinking and will apply innovative solutions to address issues such as avoidable hospital admissions and skilled health workforce shortages. This will be accomplished through the development of new roles and the establishment of an integrated network of primary health and ambulatory care providers from government and non-government sectors, offering multi-agency services along the continuum of care, in a coordinated and responsive way.
North Lakes is a Greenfield site that provides an opportunity to develop, test and evaluate new service models that are relevant to local population needs and can as a demonstration site for wider system changes. The facility to accommodate services will be planned and designed to reflect the model of care. The proposed models take a proactive approach to managing demand and developing patient/client centred multi-disciplinary teams along the continuum of care.
This Skills Formation Strategy looks at a variety of issues impacting on the establishment and maintenance of a viable workforce to support this innovative health project. Key issues will be rapid recruitment, the need for increased and new training, new work roles and new competencies as well as taking a lifelong learning approach to well-being and workforce development.
Regional Model
This is a project focussing on a specific region including the Brisbane North Region of the Department of Employment and Training and the Redcliffe-Caboolture Health Service District.