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Queensland Water Skills Partnership Skills Forum, Jacaranda Room, Crosby Park Events Centre, 103 Crosby Road, Albion


Wednesday, February 28, 2018

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival and Registration
Introductory Sessions
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Overview of Water Skills Partnerships, Goals for the Day
Dave Cameron, qldwater
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Operator Certification Q&A (Led by George Wall, WIOA)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Certification Presentations
Workforce Planning and Efficiency
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM Aligning organisational strategy with operator actions
David Brooker, Queensland Urban Utilities
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM The organisational change journey for a regional water business
Michael Doherty, Gympie Regional Council
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Morning Tea Break
Morning tea
Capability Building
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Session: Experiences with implementing the Water Industry Worker training program in SEQ and future direction
Kim Moore – Unitywater, Kent Weeden – City of Gold Coast, Brad Milfull – Logan City Council
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM Multi-disciplined Water Officers – A new future for Water Industry Workers in SEQ
Joe Meissner and Paul Rogers, Seqwater
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM Implementing training co-provision and measuring social return on training investment
Julia Krawitz, City of Gold Coast
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch
Contractors, Industry Standards and Collaboration
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Engaging with contractors on workforce needs and industry standards
Kathy Northcott, Water Industry Operators Association (previous Veolia Water)
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM Implementing a version of the UK "Water Hygiene Card" in Queensland
qldwater
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Digital disruption opportunities
qldwater
Wrap up and summary session
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Short workshop session on the future of the forum, other issues, advocacy messages and possible future projects
qldwater
CLOSE
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival and Registration
Introductory Sessions
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Overview of Water Skills Partnerships, Goals for the Day
Dave Cameron, qldwater
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Operator Certification Q&A (Led by George Wall, WIOA)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Certification Presentations
Workforce Planning and Efficiency
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM Aligning organisational strategy with operator actions
David Brooker, Queensland Urban Utilities
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM The organisational change journey for a regional water business
Michael Doherty, Gympie Regional Council
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Morning Tea Break
Morning tea
Capability Building
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Session: Experiences with implementing the Water Industry Worker training program in SEQ and future direction
Kim Moore – Unitywater, Kent Weeden – City of Gold Coast, Brad Milfull – Logan City Council
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM Multi-disciplined Water Officers – A new future for Water Industry Workers in SEQ
Joe Meissner and Paul Rogers, Seqwater
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM Implementing training co-provision and measuring social return on training investment
Julia Krawitz, City of Gold Coast
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch
Contractors, Industry Standards and Collaboration
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Engaging with contractors on workforce needs and industry standards
Kathy Northcott, Water Industry Operators Association (previous Veolia Water)
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM Implementing a version of the UK "Water Hygiene Card" in Queensland
qldwater
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Digital disruption opportunities
qldwater
Wrap up and summary session
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Short workshop session on the future of the forum, other issues, advocacy messages and possible future projects
qldwater
CLOSE

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival and Registration
Introductory Sessions
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Overview of Water Skills Partnerships, Goals for the Day
Dave Cameron, qldwater
9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
Operator Certification Q&A (Led by George Wall, WIOA)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Certification Presentations
Workforce Planning and Efficiency
9:40 AM - 10:05 AM Aligning organisational strategy with operator actions
David Brooker, Queensland Urban Utilities
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM The organisational change journey for a regional water business
Michael Doherty, Gympie Regional Council
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Morning Tea Break
Morning tea
Capability Building
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM Panel Session: Experiences with implementing the Water Industry Worker training program in SEQ and future direction
Kim Moore – Unitywater, Kent Weeden – City of Gold Coast, Brad Milfull – Logan City Council
11:40 AM - 12:05 PM Multi-disciplined Water Officers – A new future for Water Industry Workers in SEQ
Joe Meissner and Paul Rogers, Seqwater
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM Implementing training co-provision and measuring social return on training investment
Julia Krawitz, City of Gold Coast
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch
Contractors, Industry Standards and Collaboration
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Engaging with contractors on workforce needs and industry standards
Kathy Northcott, Water Industry Operators Association (previous Veolia Water)
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM Implementing a version of the UK "Water Hygiene Card" in Queensland
qldwater
2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Digital disruption opportunities
qldwater
Wrap up and summary session
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Short workshop session on the future of the forum, other issues, advocacy messages and possible future projects
qldwater
CLOSE


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