Short micro-credential courses available to support employers to recruit and retain their employees

Back to Work has developed a range of FREE short courses in partnership with TAFE Queensland to provide additional skills and build confidence for small business employers to encourage retention of their employees.

The Communicating effectively with people with disability course focuses on providing small businesses with the context and practical information required to establish and maintain effective communication tailored to the diverse needs of people with disability in the workforce.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the diversity of people with disability.
• Understand the importance and benefits of an inclusive work environment.
• Use strategies to enhance communication with people with disabilities in the workplace.
• Access a range of supports for communicating with people with disabilities in the workplace.

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The Cultural inclusiveness: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace course provides employers with the necessary context, practical skills, and knowledge to foster effective communication strategies to support positive working relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the significance of cultural identity.
• Understanding the impacts of historical events and policies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in current time.
• Use of culturally sensitive communication strategies for the workplace.
• Use of consultation to improve culturally appropriate communication.

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The Recruitment for small business course focuses on providing small businesses with knowledge and practical information to enable efficient workforce planning, and lawful, effective recruitment.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the importance of workforce planning and how to resource it.
• Understanding role types and rights and obligations for employment contracts including probationary periods.
• Using the recruitment cycle including best practice recruitment, selection and induction.
• Accessing a range of supports for workforce planning and development.

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The Cultural responsiveness: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in the workplace course focuses on providing employers with the context and knowledge required to explore and respond to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and cultural needs in workplaces.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the components and benefits of cultural diversity in the workplace.
• Understanding cultural differences.
• Understanding bias and cultural safety.
• Building cultural responsiveness in the workplace.

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The Effective workplace leadership course is designed to provide employers with a clear understanding of a range of different styles of leadership and the skills and knowledge that can be used to enhance and define their own leadership style.

Participants will learn about how to apply the different styles of leadership when leading your team. Tips and tools will be provided to enable skills and knowledge developed throughout the course and can be applied in a range of contexts.

Learning Outcomes

• Leadership as a concept.
• The different styles of leadership.
• How to build own leadership skills.
• Practical tools and tips for effective leadership.

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The Workplace resilience and wellbeing course provides small business owners and other leaders with the necessary skills to build resilience and wellbeing skills in themselves and in others in the workplace.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding the different types and importance of resilience.
• Using strategies to build resilience in yourself and others.
• Using resilience planning to build resilience and wellbeing in the workplace.
• Identify the steps involved in resilience planning.
• Understanding the importance of resilience and wellbeing training and support for the workplace.

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Traineeships and Apprenticeships that include one of the below qualifications may attract a training and employment subsidy.

• ACM30921 Certificate III in Equine Hoof Care
• ACM40818 Certificate IV in Farriery
• AHC30620 Certificate III in Production Horticulture
• AHC30716 Certificate III in Horticulture
• AHC30820 Certificate III in Arboriculture
• AHC30921 Certificate III in Landscape Construction
• AHC31021 Certificate III in Parks and Gardens
• AHC31120 Certificate III in Nursery Operations
• AHC31319 Certificate III in Sports Turf Management
• AHC32916 Certificate III in Shearing
• AHC33719 Certificate III in Protected Horticulture
• AHC33816 Certificate III in Permaculture
• AHC40219 Certificate IV in Protected Horticulture
• AHC40620 Certificate IV in Nursery Operations
• AHC42021 Certificate IV in Landscape Construction Management
• AHC50416 Diploma of Horticulture
• AHC50520 Diploma of Arboriculture
• AHC50621 Diploma of Landscape Design
• AHC50820 Diploma of Nursery Management
• AHC51019 Diploma of Sports Turf Management
• AHC52021 Diploma of Landscape Construction Management
• AHC60216 Advanced Diploma of Horticulture
• AHC60520 Advanced Diploma of Arboriculture
• FWP30121 Certificate III in Forest Operations
• FWP30920 Certificate III in Timber Frame or Truss Manufacture
• FWP31121 Certificate III in Wood Machining
• FWP50121 Diploma of Forest Operations

To find out more about Australian Apprenticeships (including Traineeships) download the guide below

Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System Guidelines

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Wide Bay Food and Beverage Manfacturing Workforce Development Plan

In 2022, the Queensland Government launched the Good people. Good jobs: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022–2032 (QWS)1 to foster the state’s growth and economic prospects while addressing present and future workforce needs. This strategy highlights the importance of collaboration and partnerships in assisting industries and communities across Queensland to cultivate skilled and flexible workforces. The ‘Grow Your Own’ (GYO) Regional Workforce Program, part of the local solutions focus area of the QWS, seeks to empower local stakeholders and industry leaders to pinpoint workforce requirements and drive regional workforce initiatives. The GYO program  facilitates identifying the necessary skills to fulfil industry demands and support regional economic objectives.

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Wide Bay Food and Beverage Manufacturing Workforce Development Plan

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Wide Bay Burnett Food & Beverage Manaufacturing environmental scan

This Wide Bay food and beverage manufacturing industry environmental scan provides an historical and in-time point
of reference to support industry consultation activities for the development of an industry-endorsed workforce plan.
Food and beverage manufacturing covers businesses undertaking various stages of processing to transform
agricultural produce into food and drink products. This includes processes ranging from basic preparation, preservation
and packaging of raw ingredients, through to elaborately transformed foods and beverages. However, food and
beverage manufacturing excludes food service retailing businesses and unprocessed food commodities

Wide Bay Burnett Food & Beverage Manufacturing Environmental Scan

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