Industry Workforce Advisor
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) Industry Workforce Advisor program can support your business to gain the tools and capability to manage your workforce effectively from attraction and recruitment, through to retention.
Our Industry Workforce Advisor Kate Reardon is available to help you to identify workforce challenges and potential solutions to improve business growth, sustainability and diversity.
About the program
The Queensland Government has appointed QFF as the Industry Workforce Advisor (IWA) for agriculture and horticulture.
Industry Workforce Advisors have been established to help small to medium employers identify workforce challenges and connect with available support and funding.
The program:
is free
provides tailored advice specific to your business
is easy to complete.
Through the program, our Industry Workforce Advisor will support your business to:
identify workforce challenges and potential solutions
develop strategies to attract and retain people
tap into a diverse group of potential employees
identify staff training and development needs
complete a simple workforce plan.
Access workforce planning connect resources
Jobs Queensland in collaboration with the Queensland Farmers’ Federation have developed a suite of free workforce planning resources for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Queensland agriculture sector.
The resources have been designed to help Queensland agriculture SMEs:
- understand the benefits and advantages of workforce planning
- build knowledge and understanding of workforce planning
- grow capability and skills in workforce planning.
Whatever resource you choose, you can follow the steps to begin your workforce journey.
Download the Digital Toolkit, Guide and Workbook
Workforce Planning Connect Guide
Workforce Planning Connect Workbook
Additional templates and fact sheets
You should use these items in conjunction with your Workforce Planning Connect Toolkit.
- Checklist – Workforce Planning – Am I Ready?
- Fact sheet 1 – Workforce Planning Summary
- Fact sheet 2 – Calculating Workforce Turnover
- Template 1 – Who Should Be Involved
- Template 2 – Knowing Your Business and Workforce
- Template 3 – Current Workforce Data and Profile
- Template 4 – Workforce Supply, Future Demand and Gap
- Template 5 – Risk Assessment Worksheet
- Template 6 – Detailed Workforce Plan
- Template 7 – Workforce Action Plan on a Page
The support provided by the Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network (QAWN).
Publicity Guide - Industry Workforce Advisor program provides practical information to help funded organisations meet their contractual obligations under Section 26 of the Publicity and Public Statements of the Services Agreement. Download the guide here.
The Industry Workforce Advisor program is supported and funded by the Queensland Government.
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The Industry Workforce Advisor program is supported and funded by the Queensland Government.
