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Online training Course Outline

Workforce Evolve is a free online learning program designed to provide employers with the tools and resources to access diverse groups of jobseekers by taking an inclusive approach toward recruitment, retention, and management within the workplace.

The program is delivered via six flexible online modules to equip employers with the skills required to make the most of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

These modules will help you gain skills in workforce planning, attracting the right candidates, supporting diversity in the workplace, change management and more.

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Plan Your Workplace

7 lessons – 45 mins

Apply a diversity and inclusion lens to your strategic planning.

 

Topics 

  • Assessing the workplace environment​.
  • Creating a business plan​
  • PESTLE and SWOT Analysis
  • Determining Workplace Culture​
  • 7 S Model workplace culture audit​
  • Driving successful culture change​
  • Current workforce profile​
  • Workforce participation​
  • Reviewing current workforce
  • Barriers to employment​
  • Inclusive recruitment​
  • Removing barriers to employment


Resources

  • Business Plan On A Page​
  • Comprehensive Business Plan Template
  • Workplace Culture Info Sheet​
  • Environment Scan PESTLE checklist​
  • Workforce Participation Info Sheet

Secure Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

7 lessons – 45 mins

Set yourself apart as an employer of choice in the job market with a strong Employee Value Proposition.

 

Topics 

  • EVP: What it is and why you should have one
  • The benefits of a strong EVP
  • How to develop your EVP
  • Improve retention by embedding your EVP throughout the employee lifecycle
  • The process of creating your EVP
  • Using your EVP to support your strategy
  • Aligning your EVP with your culture, goals and employ


Resources

  • EVP examples x3 ​
  • EVP workshee

Design Your Workplace & Workforce

8 lessons – 60 mins

All about workforce planning and workplace practices with an introduction to change management. 

 

Topics 

  • Workforce planning and design​
  • Flexible working Policies and Procedures​
  • Inclusive recruitment​
  • Challenging recruitment bias​
  • Job analysis, design and description​
  • Attraction and selection​
  • Onboarding​
  • Pitfalls of traditional recruitment​
  • Transformational and​ Transactional Change​
  • 4 steps to Transformational change


Resources

  • Workforce Planning Worksheet (4 steps)​
  • Recommended Policies

Prepare Management​

7 lessons – 45 mins

Tools and resources for leaders and frontline managers to understand their responsibilities.​

 

Topics 

  • Employment legislation​
  • Industrial Instruments (Fair Work Act, Awards, EA, contract, NES)​
  • Risks of non-compliance, benefits of compliance​
  • Performance Management​
  • Performance Improvement Plan ​
  • Recruitment strategies​
  • Recruitment dos and don’ts​
  • Community connections​
  • Pre-employment readiness ​
  • Needs assessment for diversity and inclusion


Resources

  • Employment Law Checklist Info Sheet ​
  • Needs Assessment Guide

Prepare Your Workforce​

7 lessons – 45 mins

Strategies to manage and deliver transformational change​. 

 

Topics 

  • Workplace change​
  • Benefits of change​
  • Principles of change management
  • Change resistance​
  • 5 stages of grief and reasons driving resistance​
  • Addressing resistance​
  • Accelerating Change and Transformation (ACT) model​
  • ADKAR
  • Shifting mindset to embrace diversity


Resources

  • Change management guide​
  • Communication plan checklist​

Support Your Workforce​

7 lessons – 50 mins

Employment law, legislation and tips on how to right size. 

 

Topics 

  • Ending employment​
  • Valid reasons for dismissal & Unfair dismissal​
  • Procedural fairness​
  • Termination pay​
  • Notice requirements​
  • Restructuring the Workplace​
  • Redundancy​
  • Restructuring dos and don’ts​
  • Best practice consultation​
  • Workplace rights​
  • General protections and claims​
  • Workplace Discrimination​
  • Anti-discrimination legislation​
  • Protected attributes​
  • Avoiding discrimination


Resources

  • Consultation and Redundancy Guide​
  • Redundancy Fact Sheet​
  • Termination Checklist

What’s in it for you:

  • Workforce coaching: Free access to coaching to support you to implement change
  • Partner connections: Connect with specialised diversity partner to tailor and support you
  • Workforce Evolve verification: Complete all 6 modules to demonstrate your business readiness for a competitive edge.
  • Self paced flexible learning pathways: 6 courses delivered in bite size lessons for you to access anytime at your own pace
  • Downloadable resources: Unlock full access to templates, guidelines and checklists

Acknowledgement of Country

Business Chamber Queensland respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians of the lands from across Queensland and the Torres Strait. We acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the Traditional Custodians of Meanjin (Brisbane), the lands where our office is located and the place we meet, work and learn. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Workforce Evolve is funded through the Workforce Connect Fund, powered by the Queensland Government’s Good people. Good jobs: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022-2032.