CHIA Vic has developed a Workforce Capability Framework and Assessment Tool to assist the community housing sector develop the labour pool required to ensure current and future needs are met.
The framework, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, has the potential to inform and target future workforce development initiatives, including training, by identifying existing common, shared and unique capabilities and any unmet capabilities across the sector’s workforce. A companion Assessment Tool has been developed to make it easy for organisations to use the framework.
The framework
The 20-page framework document can be used for recruitment purposes, including assisting with position descriptions. It can be used for self, or manager-led assessments, to identify training needs and as a training tool.
The assessment tool
The 16-page Assessment Tool can help employees understand their strengths, and identify areas that could be developed further to enable them to perform well in their current or evolving role.
CHIA Vic has started work on the next project in the workforce stream – a Training Needs Analysis of the community housing industry. CHIA Vic will use the results to inform future training offerings.
The Training Needs Analysis and Workforce Capability Framework and Assessment Tool projects were both identified as priorities in the community housing sector’s Transition Plan.