Page 2991 - Week 08 - Thursday, 17 August 2017
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performance discussions take into consideration key ACT Health documents, including the ACT Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workforce Plans and Agreement and the ACT Health Multicultural Co-ordinating Framework. This information is available on the ACT Health webpage for Performance Planning Discussions Program.
5. The ACT Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Retention data table below demonstrates 31 per cent of the 2009 cohort remains in employment to date.
According to the ACT State of the Service report, the most commonly reported strategies to retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are:
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training;
• the promotion of the ACTPS as an employer of choice; and
• advertising employment opportunities through a variety of media sources including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander publications and media.
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Table Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Identified Employee Retention Summary in 2009-2016 | |||||||||
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Calendar Year | |||||||||
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 | ||
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Year retained |
0 |
26 |
37 |
51 |
59 |
61 |
75 |
83 |
78 |
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1 |
21 (81%) |
26 (70%) |
40 (78%) |
44 (75%) |
52 (85%) |
59 (79%) |
61 (72%) | ||
|
2 |
16 (62%) |
23 (62%) |
30 (59%) |
37 (63%) |
41 (67%) |
46 (61%) | |||
|
3 |
14 (54%) |
17 (46%) |
28 (55%) |
31 (53%) |
36 (59%) | ||||
|
4 |
12 (46%) |
16 (43%) |
25 (49%) |
27 (46%) | |||||
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5 |
12 (46%) |
16 (43%) |
20 (39%) | ||||||
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6 |
12 (46%) |
13 (35%) | |||||||
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7 |
8 (31%) | ||||||||
* The numbers of employees in the table are sourced from the first pay day after 1 July of each calendar year.
* Example to read the data: In 2009, there were 26 identified employees. After 1 year in 2010, the 21 of these 26 retained and retention rate is 81%. After 7 years in 2015, the 8 of these 26 retained, the retention rate is 31%.
Education Directorate—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
(Question No 305)
Mr Milligan asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 9 June 2017:
(1) Within the Education Directorate (a) what is the percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) employees, (b) is the target for the Directorate being met; if not, why not and what efforts are being made to increase the number of ATSI employees to meet the required target, (c) what levels are ATSI employees typically employed at and (d) what is the highest public service level.
(2) How many ATSI peoples are employed within schools as (a) a primary school teacher, (b) a high school teacher, (c) a college teacher, (d) a teacher assistant, excluding Koori pre-schools, (e) a teacher assistant at a Koori pre-school, (f) a principal, (g) what is the target employment of ATSI peoples for each of these areas and (h) what measures, if any, is the Directorate taking to increase the number of ATSI staff in each of these areas.
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