Community Service Training & Development Centre

Why?

• The Current context of Community Services – Rapid Growth and change in demand of services.
• Recruitment and Retention of staff has become an urgent and important issue.
• As a result there is a need for strategic thinking and creative business solutions in the area of Workforce Planning and Development.
• Human resources have become the most critical and costly element of operations – considerations for this area are that they need to be more cost effective and consider Risk Management.

What?

• CSTDC can help your organisation by offering advice and a range of services including -
• RPL, skills audits, Government funding opportunities, Traineeships, Induction Training, Skill upgrades, Mandatory Training, Staff Development, Mentoring/Buddies, and Credentialing.

RTO Plus.

• CSTDC, your Workforce Planning Partner.
• Integrated and systemic approach to fund cost effective solutions.
• Proactive actions.
  • The first strategy to deal with issues of recruitment is to resolve the issues of retention.
  • Comprehensive skills audits lead to targeted training needs.

Overview of Current Workforce

Popular Strategies for each cohort:

1. New Care Workers:
   Induction Training, Traineeships, Mentoring/ Buddies, Government Funding for Recruitment and Screening.
2. Relatively New Care Workers:
   Exemption COT, Bridging Courses, and Government Funding (Eg Skills Vouchers).
3. Medium Term Care Workers Qualified:
   RPL/ Skills Audit, Targeted Training, Short Courses, Work toward higher qualifications, the Future Leaders.
4. Long Term Care Workers Qualified:
   Short Courses, Succession Planning, OH&S issues/ Risk Management, Mentors and Co-ordinators, Leadership Development.