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| 370 businesses say YES to future growth
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 The Victorian Government rates Drake in the top 3 best performers as the Skills for Growth project nears the end of the first year of a 3 year contract on July, 1st.
With 370 clients registered, over 200 business diagnostics and Workforce Action Plans completed for businesses across Victoria and 1,754 vocational and educational training enrolments taken up at May, 31st, Drake Skills for Growth is rocketing along at break neck pace.
The Skills for Growth program is a $52 million Victorian Government initiative to help 5,500 small to medium businesses across Victoria develop strategies for growth, training, and implement better HR and general business practices. The aim of the initiative is to maximise the capacity of businesses and address areas of skills shortages.
“Our client the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development is delighted with the quality and volume we have managed to deliver so far,” said Tracey Farnsworth, Drake Co-ordinator Skills for Growth.
“DIIRD reported a combined total of 8,000 voluntary and educational training enrolments in May, so Drake’s contribution of 1,754 represents 22% of the total figure and we are just 1 of 26 providers,” Tracey explained.
One such organisation to benefit from Drake’s service through the Skills for Growth program is Langdon’s Foods Pty Ltd. Langdon’s registered for the Skills for Growth program and as a result Drake conducted a high level business review and developed strategic plans for their workforce including training plans to address skills shortages for their 60+ employees. Drake facilitated training programmes for staff in Office Administration, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and Sales.
According to Tracey it’s the teamwork, communication and a bit fun along the way that makes the project run so successfully.
“Full credit goes to a hard working team at Drake and our team of Specialists who do a fantastic job to deliver first class business diagnostics, workforce development and training plans.”
For more information email us or call 1300 362 262. |
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Court action over alleged $25,000 underpayment of Melbourne salesperson
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 The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the former manager of a Melbourne retail business after a salesperson was allegedly underpaid $25,000.*
Facing court is a Caulfield South man, a former manager and part-owner of Ken Bruce Sales in Malvern.
Documents lodged in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court allege the store manager was centrally involved in the salesperson being underpaid a total of $25,575 between 2003 and 2008. |
| Employers: the count down for the Ultimate JobTM tag has begun!
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 The Ultimate JobTM campaign is a competition throughout Australia to find The Ultimate JobTM of each capital city.
As an employer, this is your chance to show the public why you are a great company to work for! Applications to be in the running to have The Ultimate JobTM tag for your city commence July, 7th 2010 in Melbourne, and August, 6th in Sydney, with the remaining capital cities opening in the following months.
A recent survey by BRW found that over 70% of employees are currently considering working elsewhere, |
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Winning the Battle for Talent |
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The new battle for talent has started according to our latest research and organisations with reputations as great employers are winning.
Half of employees are now looking for new roles, and eight out of ten employers expect that skills shortages will again be a problem for them in the coming year, so organisations need to differentiate themselves as employers. And with nine out of ten potential recruits saying that the employer’s reputation is a significant factor in their employment decisions, | |
| Drake signs on with Melbourne Heart FC
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The Drake sponsorship of the Melbourne Heart Football Club has been announced along with the official launch of the Club’s long awaited away jersey.
Drake is delighted to secure this partnership with the Melbourne Heart FC and we look forward to becoming part of the great community that Heart have already established and continue to build. | |
| How do you determine that the new employee has the right behavioural traits to fit your team?
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With studies showing that up to 87% of all job failures are behaviour related, the need to understand your team and select the best fit for your organisation is vital in the success of your company.
Drake can assist your organisation to better understand the vast array of behavioural styles of individuals within your company | |
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