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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT LAND AND PLANNING
ACT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO. 373
Department of the Environment, Land and Planning - Staff
Development Programs
Mr Westende: To ask the Minister for the Environment Land and
Planning -
( 1 ) What programs were undertaken in the area of staff development in the Department:
The Staff Development function in this Department has been devolved to Divisions. The answer is therefore in three parts, with response by Divisions.
ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION DIVISION
Staff development officers of the Environment and Conservation Division coordinated the following programs for Environment and Conservation employees:
Occupational Health and Safety including legislation, duty of care and emergency procedures;
development programs for middle managers, front line supervisors and general service officers 2 - 4, client services, induction, basic education (literacy and numeracy), and budget management.
In addition, line areas are responsible for arranging training specific to their needs, such as chainsaw maintenance, herbicide application and vertebrate pest control. (More comprehensive list at Attachment A).
LAND DIVISION
Land Division actively encourages staff to increase their abilities, skills and knowledge, not only as a.means of enhancing the career prospects but also to provide a rewarding work environment and foster. Improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. The program for staff development in Land Division is basically three tiered with a thrust towards emphasising training of staff in the ASO 1-6 range
generic . generic courses for increasing the general ability of staff to acquire skills and knowledge in enhance their career prospects and further their knowledge of the operations and requirements of management in the public sector. These courses include training in EEO, sexual harassment, supervisory, . leadership and interviewing courses, Investment in Excellence, Women in Management, Advanced Management courses etc.
• specific courses tailored -to the needs of individuals and to groups of employees
such as courses on learning to use computer applications such as Lotus 123 and
WordPerfect, attendance at seminars, conferences and workshops etc aimed
specifically at the operations of the Division such as urban consolidation, Land
Development and Leasing seminars and management courses aimed at engender
management skills such as SWIM and ED
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