Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

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Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
WELCOME
Breaking-in to the Public Sector Equipping Case
Managers with the resources to assist and support
their clients in applying for public sector
positions
Disability Employment FORUM 26th April, 2007
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Michelle Reynolds Assistant Director General,
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
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HOUSE-KEEPING
Morning Tea Refreshments provided Housekeeping P
arking Accessing the facilities Evacuation
procedure Use of microphones Mobile phones
(set to silent) Evaluation sheets
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PROGRAM
Setting the scene Session 1 Employment in the
WA State Government Jobs online -
www.jobs.wa.gov.au Application process Session
2 Business Traineeship Program School-Based
Traineeship Program Entry Level Employment
Program Session 3 Tips and Tricks Session 4
Panel of Presenters Wrap-up and Close 12pm
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Michelle Reynolds Assistant Director General,
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
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Noela Taylor Director of Equal Opportunity in
Public Employment
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Overview of Equity Diversity Plan 2006-2009
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The Shortfall
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Equal Opportunity Act 1984

• Preparation and implementation of an Equal
  Employment Opportunity Management Plan
• Workplaces are free from employment practices
  that are biased or discriminate unlawfully
  against employees or potential employees.
• Programs and practices recognise and include
  strategies to achieve workforce diversity.
• The organisation values EEO/diversity and the
  work environment is free from racial and sexual
  harassment.

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Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Making sure we recruit from the talent pool
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SESSION 1
Rebecca Rossi Department of the Premier and
Cabinet
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BREAK Please be back in 20 minutes
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SESSION 2
Rebecca Rossi Silvana Gaglia Department of the
Premier and Cabinet
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SESSION 3
Alan Barrett John OBrien Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity
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SESSION 4
Panel of Presenters Rebecca Rossi Silvana
Gaglia Alan Barrett John OBrien
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WRAP-UP

• What we have covered
• Different programs with different purposes
• Open employment
• Entry level program
• Traineeships
• Critical success factors
• job seekers
• agents working with job seekers and employing
  authorities
• Other things to look out for
• New information resource coming to the OEEO
  website
• OEEO/DPC exploring improvement opportunities
  within the entry level program
• New short form publication (draft provided in
  information packs)
• Comments and feedback to deope_at_opssc.wa.gov.au

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Thank you

• Please complete evaluation forms
• Leave us with a copy of your business card

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