The work of the Department touches on every part of the Australian community and impacts more specifically on some culturally and linguistically diverse groups in areas such as the illegal trade in wildlife and work in Marine Parks as it affects commercial and recreational fishers. A more detailed understanding of these diverse groups and increased cultural competency will assist the Department and agencies to pursue its mission. Action Responsibility Timeline Target 4.1 4.1.1 Incorporate reference to the Assistant Secretary People June 2017 The Department’s Learning and importance of building employee Strategies Branch Development Strategy 2016 2019 – Cultural capability to understand and value the includes reference to the development of competency perspectives of culturally and cultural capability of employees. linguistically diverse groups in the Department’s learning and development strategy. 4.1.2. Include cultural awareness Assistant Secretary People December Cultural awareness training is made training in the Department’s learning Strategies Branch 2017 available and promoted to employees. and development program. 4.1.3 Encourage employees to disclose Assistant Secretary, People December Regular reminders advertised through the their proficiency in a language other Strategies Branch 2017 intranet for employees to update their than English. proficiency in a language other than English in ESS. 4.2 4.2.1 Improve data collection by First Assistant Secretary December A process for inclusion of items about identifying opportunities to include Policy Analysis and 2017 language and ethnicity in all appropriate Research and information about language and Implementation Division data collections is established. data ethnicity in surveys and other research.
The work of the Department touches on every part of the Australian community and impacts more specifically on some culturally and linguistically diverse groups in areas such as the illegal trade in wildlife and work in Marine Parks as it affects commercial and recreational fishers. A more detailed understanding of these diverse groups and increased cultural competency will assist the Department and agencies to pursue its mission. Action Responsibility Timeline Target 4.1 Cultural competency 4.1.1 Incorporate reference to the importance of building employee capability to understand and value the perspectives of culturally and linguistically diverse groups in the Department’s learning and development strategy. Assistant Secretary People Strategies Branch June 2017 The Department’s Learning and Development Strategy 2016 – 2019 includes reference to the development of cultural capability of employees. 4.1.2. Include cultural awareness training in the Department’s learning and development program. Assistant Secretary People Strategies Branch December 2017 Cultural awareness training is made available and promoted to employees. 4.1.3 Encourage employees to disclose their proficiency in a language other than English. Assistant Secretary, People Strategies Branch December 2017 Regular reminders advertised through the intranet for employees to update their proficiency in a language other than English in ESS. 4.2 Research and data 4.2.1 Improve data collection by identifying opportunities to include information about language and ethnicity in surveys and other research. First Assistant Secretary Policy Analysis and Implementation Division December 2017 A process for inclusion of items about language and ethnicity in all appropriate data collections is established.
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