Local Government Workplace Solutions would like to remind clients of the upcoming National Local Government Human Resources Conference in November. There have been changes made to the mix of local government, corporate and academic speakers, as outlined in the attached brochure.

National Local Government Human Resources Conference: 7-9 November 2011

The 2011 conference, which is a joint initiative of all the state and territory Local Government Associations, will be held on the Gold Coast and is coordinated by NSW Local Government Learning Solutions.

The conference starts at noon on Monday 7 November, and concludes at 12.30 on Wednesday 9 November.

Invited keynote speakers and topics include:

• How to make local government more attractive – Carolyn Miller, advertising, brand and business leader and a regular on ABC’s ‘The Gruen Transfer’
• Looking ahead – HR issues of the future – Nigel Ward, CEO Workplace Relations, ABL Lawyers
• Work, Health and Safety Laws – Professor Ron McCallum, 2011 Senior Australian of the Year and a national recognised expert on safety issues in the workplace
• The Future of Learning and Development – Les Pickett, CEO Pacific Rim Consulting Group and former President of the Australian Institute Training and Development
• The use and abuse of social media from a HR and training perspective – Peter Williams, Deloitte Digital
• Leadership in Local Government – Professor Graham Sansom, Australian Centre for Excellence in Local Government
• Skills shortages and what to do about them? – Gabrielle Dorward, LGA Queensland
• Build your personal brand – Penny Burke, the advertising guru behind “Not happy, Jan!”

There will also be a panel session of a HR Managers and Crisis Counsellor from Queensland who will explore their roles in the recent Cyclone Yasi, the floods and summer fires.

Participants will have a choice of four out of twelve MasterClass workshops on Day Two of the conference.  These will include topics on where is recruitment heading, a workplace health and safety harmonisation update (previously OH & S), counselling skills for HR Managers, and council case studies on organisational culture inventories and managing chronic illness in the workplace.

This conference is a great opportunity to network with your peers from other states as well as keep up with the latest trends and learn new skills.

This is the premier human resource professional development activity for local government. It is aimed at HR staff, training and OH & S officers, General Managers, Directors and consultants to the industry. The conference theme is “HR’s World of Tomorrow”.

Any leader who is interested in staffing issues, and needs to be updated about the latest in employment trends, is encouraged to attend.