Key Essentials to Future Proof Your Workforce – workforce planning
Key Essentials to Future Proof Your Workforce – workforce planning

- State or territory ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
- Type of program Online, Workshop
- Sector relevance Residential aged care, Home and community care, Retirement living and seniors housing, CHSP providers
- Topic relevance Workforce strategy, Workforce relations
Workshop overview
The widespread challenges posed by workforce shortages are undeniable. While there is no ‘quick fix’ a simple and effective step-by-step approach will assist you attract, recruit and retain the ‘right fit’ for your organisation. For providers seeking a starting point, the question often arises: where to begin? Key Essentials to Future-Proof your Workforce offers a systematic guide to each crucial element. Careful and strategic alignment of key components shape the pathway to maintain a diverse, strong and capable workforce.
Gain a ‘fresh’ perspective to address workforce shortages in this unique and critical moment as the sector navigates aged care reform. This workshop offers strategies for effective brand positioning to enhance market presence and discussion around how tools such as ‘stay interviews’ can be used to promote retention. Participants will also gain access to six practical workforce planning templates ready for use.
Who should attend?
Senior executives, managers, human resource employees and anyone tasked with workforce attraction, recruitment and retention.
The outcomes are:
- Understanding of workforce planning and its critical role in optimising organisational effectiveness.
- Comprehension of the ‘right values’ and how to leverage them to enhance attraction.
- Increased confidence conducting supply and demand analysis.
- Strengthened approach to mapping competencies, identifying gaps, and strategic professional development planning.
- Enhanced awareness of brand positioning and its pivotal role in becoming an employer of choice.
- Increased knowledge of strategies and tools that foster employee retention.
Date: To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed
Ageing Australia member
1–2 people: $289 incl. GST each
3–10 people: $260 incl. GST each
Additional member discounts may apply for groups of 11 and greater.
Non member
$462 incl. GST each
CHSP ticket
$50 incl. GST each
Note – Registration is one ticket per participant and all participants are required to access training on individual devices.
Disclaimer: The CHSP provider ticket price is subsidised by sector support and development (SSD) funded by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care. Although funding for this session has been provided by the Australian Government, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Australian Government.
Who is facilitating?

Briony Kennedy
Briony Kennedy is a Senior Consultant at FiveSeven Consulting with over 15 years of experience in the Human Resource industry, including direct aged care experience in an in-house and consulting capacity. Her experience spans several sectors, including not-for-profit, public, private, and international sectors. Briony holds a Master of Business Administration, an Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management, and is a certified Hogan Assessment Practitioner.
Booking terms and conditions
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Cancellation policy
Cancellations must be notified in writing to . Any cancellations made within 30 days prior to the webinar will be non-refundable. Delegates who, after registering, find themselves unable to attend the webinar are welcome to nominate a substitute and must inform the Ageing Australia events team in writing as soon as possible.
Payment policy
It is a condition that full payment is received within 14 days of receipt of the tax invoice or 10 business days prior to the webinar, whichever occurs first. Delegates who have outstanding payments will be asked to make payment prior to the commencement of the webinar and will not be admitted to the webinar until payment has been processed. Upon initial registration, a Tax Invoice/Receipt will be emailed to the person making the booking
Disclaimer
Information is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your organisations particular needs, circumstances and objectives. Some information presented in is of a general nature and participants may need to take into account their organisation’s particular needs, circumstances and objectives. While every effort has been made to disseminate accurate information at the time of presentation, legislative changes occur regularly. Participants are responsible for ensuring they are working to the most current regulatory requirements.
Aligns to the following Final draft strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (February 2025)
- Standard 2 - The organisation
- 2.8 Workforce planning
- 2.9 Human resource management
- 2.8 Workforce planning