Senator John Faulkner
14/2008
13 May 2008
The Rudd Labor Government has provided $2.5 million to establish and operate a Career Transition and Support Centre at the Australian Public Service Commission.
The Centre will assist the redeployment of excess and potentially excess staff.
The Centre will also identify ongoing recruitment requirements within agencies, with a view to reallocating excess Australian Public Service (APS) staff to agencies that may be experiencing skills shortages.
The Government will ensure that any adverse impacts of Budget measures on APS staff are minimised. Such transitional periods can be stressful for staff and their families and if not carefully managed can lead to unnecessary dislocation and inefficiency.
Putting a national strategy in place to ameliorate changes in staffing in the Public Service is not only the right thing to do for the staff concerned, it is also an indication of the Government’s commitment to retaining skills and experience in the APS.
The Centre will be located in the Commission’s central office in Canberra. Regionally based Career Transition Advisors will be available to provide support services to non-Canberra based staff through the Commission’s regional offices.
The Centre will provide a national service to agencies and public servants, and will work collaboratively across the APS to identify opportunities for staff redeployment.
It will also work with agencies to provide advice on implementing the Redeployment Principles, to ensure a consistent approach across the Public Service.
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