The Transport and Planning Portfolio is committed to growing, developing, and retaining a thriving First Peoples workforce and creating a culturally safe workplace where by First Peoples culture and people are valued and nurtured. This Strategy sets out our commitment over the next five years to achieving our vision.
We are committed to:
- Investing in establishing a dedicated First Peoples Careers and Cultural Safety Team
- Achieving a minimum of 2% First Peoples employment and getting more First Peoples representation in leadership roles
- Ensuring metro and regional representation of First Peoples employees
- Higher retention of First Peoples staff
- Building a culturally safe workplace
- Celebrating the cultural contributions First Peoples staff bring to work
- Investing in our First Peoples workforce and providing a suite of professional development programs
We know that the success of this Strategy is dependent on the following critical elements:
- Genuine commitment, leadership, and accountability from our Executive
- Embedded as “core business”
- Alignment with the Transport and Planning Portfolio’s strategic priorities
- Adequately resourced and funded to ensure sustainable change
- Must be built on the principles of self-determination
- First Peoples business is everyone’s business – we all have a role to play
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