Page 848 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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Other programs and initiatives being undertaken by CMTEDD on a Whog level for Disability Inclusion employment include:
• Australian School Based Apprenticeships;
• development, maintenance and promotion of inclusion employment policies and guidelines (for example, the Reasonable Adjustment Policy and the Australian Network on Disability’s Manager’s Guide: Disability in the Workplace);
• review and re-development of the Respect Equity and Diversity (RED) Framework;
• pastoral care and support to VEP and Graduate Program participants (who identify as People with Disability) and their managers and work areas;
• monitoring and reporting on inclusion employment numbers and initiatives;
• creation, implementation, development, coordination and ongoing support of the ACTPS Inclusion Practitioners Network; and
• promotion of the ACTPS commitment to inclusion employment at public events including expos, forums, schools, organisations and broader community.
(2) Three ACTPS Directorates have disability employment action plans currently in place. These directorates are: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate (CMTEDD); Education Directorate (EDU); and Justice and Community Safety Directorate (JACS).
Of the directorates that do not currently have a disability employment action plan in place, five are actively developing a disability employment action plan or strategy which are expected to be finalised later this year. These Directorates are: ACT Health Directorate (HD); Canberra Hospital and Health Services (CHS); Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS); Community Services Directorate (CSD) and Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate (EPSDD).
Major Projects Canberra (MPC) is a newly established agency and is currently in the process of developing and implementing appropriate governance documentation including action plans and polices. MPC does not, currently, have a disability employment action plan, inclusion champions or employee networks.
MPC engaged in the 2018 19 Inclusion (people with disability) Vocational Employment Program. MPC are fully supportive of all ACTPS inclusion and diversity programs and strategies.
(3) The CMTEDD Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2018-2020 is supported by an Executive Champion, Deputy Director-General Economic Development, Kareena Arthy. The Executive Champion is supported by a dedicated diversity and inclusion officer within CMTEDD Corporate. The strategy also provides for the establishment of a Diversity and Inclusion Forum, and regular updates are provided to the Executive Management Group.
EDU’s Access and Inclusion (Disability) Employment Action Plan 2019-2023 has clear measurable targets, actions and areas who are responsible for each initiative.
JACS Employment Action Plan for People with Disability has four main objectives such as Attraction; Retention; Building Capability and Monitoring and Evaluation.
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