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APS Employment and Capability Strategy
Key result areas
1. Pathways to employment:
The Strategy seeks to encourage agencies to explore alternative pathways to APS employment for Indigenous Australians, recognising that the nature of work in the APS has changed and that current base level recruitment requires higher levels of skills and education than in the past. This will be achieved by working with agencies and Indigenous organisations to:
- Identify alternative pathways to APS employment
- Promote the APS as a potential and attractive employer
- Improve the 'job-readiness' of potential employees.
2. Attraction and recruitment:
The Strategy seeks to influence the way in which agencies attract and recruit Indigenous employees, recognising that some agencies are more successful than others in this area. Improving the attraction and recruitment outcomes of Indigenous Australians in the APS will be achieved by working with agencies and Indigenous organisations to:
- Make employment information more accessible
- Remove employment barriers
- Promote culturally appropriate recruitment and selection processes.
3. Entry to work:
The Strategy seeks to enhance first impressions and experiences for new employees. This will be achieved by working with agencies to:
- Identify, establish and promote agency-specific and whole-of-government support networks
- Provide culturally appropriate orientation and induction processes.
4. Career progression:
The Strategy seeks to facilitate career paths for Indigenous employees in mainstream public sector employment. This will be achieved by working with agencies and Indigenous organisations to:
- Promote career planning and support processes
- Promote and support life-work balance and recognise community and family responsibilities
- Provide role models and mentors to support ongoing development.
5. Inclusive workplace culture:
The Strategy seeks to facilitate an inclusive workplace culture through promoting an APS-wide culture that recognises and understands cultural differences and embraces workplace diversity. This will be achieved by working with agencies to:
- Promote cultural understanding
- Foster culturally appropriate life-work balance policies and practices in agencies
- Support the establishment of agency-specific and APS-wide networks.
6. APS-wide partnerships:
The Strategy seeks to establish collaborative and innovative Indigenous employment solutions through APS-wide strategic partnerships. This will be achieved by working with agencies and Indigenous organisations to:
- Conduct research into specific employment issues
- Share knowledge and promote better practice approaches
- Encourage collaboration between agencies.
