Child Protection Workers

1033 Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (3 July 2019). What workforce planning targets, specifically for the recruitment of child protection workers, are in place for:

(a) 2018-19?

(b) 2019-20?

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection): I have been advised:

(a) For 2018-19, the department has set out workforce strategies designed to address vacancies across the department, including the broadening of degree level qualifications, the introduction of a graduate register and targeting recruitment in line with specific needs across the agency.

(b) For 2019-20, additional workforce planning is being undertaken to address vacancies across the department that take into account the funding growth, and subsequent rise in funded FTE in 2018-19 and 2019-20.