As an employer, the ACT Government strives to achieve a diverse and skilled public service comprised of individuals who are valued for their differences, experiences, knowledge, backgrounds and their contribution to the service.
The ACTPS continues to offer an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and celebrated. The Workforce Capability and Governance Division (Employment Inclusion Team) in CMTEDD designs and administers Whole of Government inclusion strategies, programs and initiatives. The inclusion employment programs and initiatives focus on increasing participation numbers to better represent the Canberra community who we serve and assist with meeting targets while also retaining and developing staff.
Whole of Government staff networks are in place to support human resource practitioners and other employees to drive inclusive programs and initiatives, including the ACTPS Inclusion Practitioners Network and ACTPS Staff with Disabilities and Allies Network. Directorates also participate in and establish inclusion networks and working groups to encourage conversations on inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
Snapshot: Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
CMTEDD established three staff networks to provide employees with a supportive forum to engage in conversation on diversity in the workplace. These networks are:
- CMTEDD Pride Network;
- CMTEDD Disability Employee Network; and
- CMTEDD Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network.
CMTEDD’s Diversity and Inclusion Champion and Sponsors continue to lead and support the value of respect within the Directorate, by engaging with staff through participation in staff networks, open-door policies and supporting awareness events. CMTEDD’s Diversity and Inclusion Champion and Sponsors include:
- Diversity and Inclusion Champion – Deputy Director-General, Economic Development;
- Respect, Equity and Diversity Executive Sponsor – Deputy Under Treasurer, Economic, Budget and Industrial Relations; and
- Reconciliation Action Plan Executive Sponsor – Executive Group Manager, Economic and Financial Policy Group.