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Workforce
planning
A strategic workforce planning process was initiated to assist
the PTA to actively prepare for future needs by ensuring the
organisation has the right number of people, with the right
capabilities, in place at the right time.The workforce plan
assists the PTA to achieve its objectives by ensuring the
workforce can deliver the business needs and required outcomes.
Workforce planning is particularly crucial in the period of
expansion of the rail network and services.
Industrial
relations
A new agreement for salaried officers
was successfully negotiated during the year, including:
- extended
paid parental leave;
- incentives
for professional development;
- leave
for training with defence force reserves; and,
- improvements
to the provisions for consultation between the employer,
employees and union representatives.
The
bargaining process concluded by year end with final orders
to be issued by the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC)
in relation to the working arrangements for railcar drivers.
The
proposed enterprise agreement for railway employees was completed
and lodged with the IRC for ratification.
Workplace
agreements were being progressively phased out consistent
with WA Government policy and transitional provisions were
made following the discontinuance of state workplace agreements.
Other
major activities included:
- implementation
of strategies to facilitate performance management and address
discipline
related matters; and,
- development
and implementation of a single point of contact for enquiries
to provide timely
and consistent information to workplace managers and employees.
Performance
and Development Plans
The Performance and Development Plan (PDP) process
ensures a link between the strategic and operational plans,
and the key tasks and projects being carried out by individuals.The
process was implemented through a top-down approach, beginning
with the Executive.
Training
in the PDP process and performance management was delivered
online, using flexible selfpaced e-learning courses.
Training
The PTA continued to implement a workplace training system
to establish a consistent, auditable training and assessment
process to ensure its workforce is appropriately trained and
competent. A cross-divisional training committee was established
to oversee the specific training priorities in the training
plan. The
main focus of the committee is to ensure that appropriate
strategies are used to address training priorities.
The PTA
is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and has an approved
scope of training for the Transport and Distribution Training
Package under the provision of the Australian Quality Training
Framework (AQTF).
Training
and assessment services conducted during the year were:
- RTO-coordinated
training for 574 PTA employees;
- a total
of 532.5 dedicated training days for PTA staff;
- RTO-coordinated
training for 54 employees of private sector organisations
which have a contractual arrangement with PTA; and,
- a total
of 12.5 dedicated training days for external trainees.
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