Careers in DFEEST
The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) continually strives to become an increasingly high performance learning organisation which attracts, develops and retains the most talented workforce available, with a workforce profile that supports the sustainability of the organisation into the future.
Developing our workforce
DFEEST provides leadership in the development of its workforce to provide a range of activities, including:
- leadership and management development
- workforce planning
- people and cultural development
- online systems development
- employee assistance program
- equal employment opportunity programs
- child protection.
Voluntary flexible working arrangements
As part of our commitment to attracting and retaining the best possible staff and to assist employees to balance work and family life, a number of voluntary flexible working arrangements are available to DFEEST employees, including:
- flexitime
- purchased leave
- compressed weeks
- part-time and job share
- working from home
- provision for special leave up to 15 days for cultural activities.
Workforce diversity
DFEEST recognises the value of workforce diversity and the benefits inherent in a workforce that is representative of the broader community. We are working towards this by:
- boosting younger age profiles
- employing staff from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- launching the Aboriginal Employment Strategy to 2010: Walking Together Towards Prosperity.
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy recognises that in achieving the above outcomes, we need to focus on the following areas of activity:
- raising staff awareness, respect and support for Aboriginal culture and people
- improving recruitment and selection processes for Aboriginal people
- improving the retention of and security for Aboriginal employees
- improving recognition of success and celebration of Aboriginal events.