Workforce Development- A Country Shire Council

The Futures Group developed a Workforce Plan for the Shire to:

• Clearly link to the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan, Corporate Business Plan, Annual Operating Plan and Long Term Financial Plan and work activities.
• Match current workforce characteristics and capabilities, the external labour market and environmental factors against the organisational direction;
• Determine future workforce specifications for the types, numbers, and locations of workers required to implement the Shires strategic plans;
• Identify the gaps between future workforce requirements and the current workforce profile skills and qualifications.
• Develop an Action Plan to identify strategies to close the gaps, implement the strategies and measures for assessing progress;
• Ensure a framework is in place to monitor, evaluate and revise the plan.
• Present the completed Workforce Plan to Council.