Forum objectives were:

• To facilitate information sharing and collaboration on workforce development across all levels of government and within the sector.
• To explore contemporary local government workforce development activity and workforce issues and challenges.
• To discuss workforce development priorities in conjunction with the Draft National Local Government Workforce Strategy; review and discuss issues arising from the draft; and develop a framework for coordinated action.
• To discuss the implications for the sector and its workforce development projects of, the federal government’s National Workforce Development Fund; the new skills reform National Partnership Agreement with the states, and COAG targets. The latter aim to: 
  • halve the proportion of Australians ages 20-64 without qualifications at Certificate III level and above between 2009 and 2020, and
  • double the number of higher qualification completions (diploma and advanced diploma) between 2009 and 2020.

 
All Forum presentations plus an Agenda are available here. Resources from the 2011 Forum can also be found at this link.