Hosted by Local Government Professionals Australia (formerly LGMA National), the Forum will showcase some of the best practices and narratives from across the country from the local government workforce and Indigenous employment areas. Program highlights include:

• presentations from the Department of Employment on Indigenous employment labour market; the Department of Education and Training on the federal government’s workforce programs; the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) on Australia’s Future Workforce and implications for local government; and on rethinking skills in VET;  
• the launch of the ACELG/LGPA Mature Age Workforce Resource; and  
• an opportunity for information exchange and discussion on current local government workforce issues.
   

The Forum will also inform the sector about projects that ACELG and LG Professionals have developed to support this important aspect of the local government sector.

The draft program can be view here.

Details and Logistics

The Forum and Showcase will now be a one-day event on Wednesday 2 December. It will begin at 8 for 8:30am with breakfast provided, and will conclude at 5:00pm. The cost of the event is $50 which includes catering for the day. The event will take place at Old Parliament House in Canberra, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes.

Though this is a one-day event, for those travelling from across the country, the closest hotels to Old Parliament House are the historic Hyatt and Kurrajong hotels. The Realm Hotel is about a 10 minute walk away, whilst hotels slightly further afield include Novotel, Crowne Plaza, Mercure and others.

All delegates need to register in advance in order to attend. To register, go to: http://www.trybooking.com/JPDZ

We are looking forward to an engaging Forum in Canberra that will include industry practitioners, government officials and federal MPs (invited), and we hope you can join us!

Contact:

Alex Kats | Project Manager – Workforce | LG Professionals Australia

T: 03 9682 9222 | E: [email protected]

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