Two great new initiatives that will benefit young people and their communities across the Macedon and Murrindindi Shires got underway yesterday, albeit 400 kilometres apart!

Murrindindi HR Manager's Network Launch as Success!

The Board of the Central Ranges LLEN was pleased to support the launch of the Murrindindi Shire Human Resource Manager's Network last night in Alexandra.

Councillor Leanne Pleash [CRLLEN Board Member] and Mr. Gerard Hard, Area Manager for the Apprenticeship Factory and CRLLEN Deputy Chairperson, were both in attendance and pleased to see the partnership established as a direct result of collaboration between the Murrindindi Shire and the LLEN.

In November 2005 the CRLLEN and the Murrindindi Shire Council published the final report of their Murrindindi Training Needs Study that was funded by the Office for Training and Tertiary Education [OTTE] and initiated after a State Government Community Cabinet meeting in Murrindindi Shire.

A key recommendation from the study was that a Human Resource (HR) Management Network be formed in Murrindindi to, among other things, improve access to training and employment opportunities by aggregating the effort of smaller employers and building stronger links between them and education and training providers.

The concept was raised and considerable support expressed for a network at an Occupational Health & Safety workshop held in Alexandra in 2006.

A small steering committee of employer representatives and Shire staff have been working to has identified what the main aim of such a network might be.

The launch, attended by approximately 25 employers was conducted by Bob Elkington, Manager for Economic Development and Tourism at Murrindindi Shire and CRLLEN Board Member.

The workshop was skillfully facilitated by Jenny Branton, Manager of Community Services for Murrindindi Shire.

Participants were invited to identify and rank key issues for the new network and this will form the basis of the meetings and work for 2008. Amongst the possibilities include:

• A Shire wide training calendar
• Support for an OH & S network
• Shared knowledge and skills
• Support mechanism for HR Managers
• Reduced training costs through aggregation
• Increased local provision of training
• Professional development for HR Managers
• Increased uptake of the “Tell Us Your Skills Finder”

For more information, please contact: Lisa Wallace, Murrindindi Shire Council

Phone: 5772 0318 / email: lwallace@murrindindi.vic.gov.au

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