Diversity & Inclusion news

The APS Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit (the Unit) in partnership with the Department of Home Affairs have launched a new capability-building eLearning program

The CoP have launched a GovTEAMS community to facilitate collaboration on neurodiversity inclusion through encouraging and promoting cross-agency events, and sharing resources.

Department of Health and Aged Care recently completed an Affirmative Measures – Indigenous recruitment process pilot with high candidate success.

We want APS employees to let us know how the APS can better support Culturally and Linguistically Diverse employees. Help the CALD Strategy Team today by completing a survey or sending practical examples of your experiences of inclusivity in the APS. Survey closes May 17.

Canberra Blind Society invites Federal Government Agencies to be part of their 2023 Mentoring Program.

A spot light on Home Affairs Staff Advancing Gender Equality (SAGE) Network. Highlighting a staff-led diversity and inclusion activity for 2022 Share the Dignity.

The APSC is proud to have launched the Affirmative Measure Disability Recruitment Hub (AMD Hub) to support agencies to implement the APS Disability Employment Strategy 2020–25. The AMD Hub provides end-to-end recruitment guidance designed to supplement and complement agencies’ current recruitment practices.

The Affirmative Measures Disability (AMD) Employment Project wrapped up at the end of October. The Project team are developing a suite of guidance, tools and resources that will be housed in the Affirmative Measures Disability Recruitment Hub on GovTeams. The Hub will be available to APS agencies from November 2022.

On 6 October, the APSC held its first Inclusion Webinar - Establishing Disability Contact Officers (DCO). It was a fantastic session that touched on the barriers that people with disability face in the workplace and how the DCO helps both employees and managers navigate these.

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s IncludeAbility Project hosts publicly available guides, resources and information for employers and people with disability on topics ranging from creating an inclusive workplace, to identifying as a person with disability. The Project led by Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett aims to create meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability.