Status:
Current
Activity details
The Family and Domestic Violence System Reform Plan 2024-2029 aims for a system-wide workforce where everyone is clear about their roles and responsibilities and have the knowledge and skills to provide safety-focused, family violence informed and culturally appropriate responses to victim-survivors and those using violence. Priority projects focused on workforce development include:
- The establishment of a dedicated Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Entity (the Entity). The Entity will support organisations and workers to have the knowledge and skills required to respond to family and domestic violence. It will support workforce development across government, the community sector and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations. It will support implementation of key system reform actions including the Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Capability Framework and the Common Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework.
- The development of a Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Capability Framework (the Framework) in partnership with the specialist family and domestic violence sector. The Framework will be a tool for building trauma informed and culturally safe family and domestic violence capability in all workforces that intersect with family violence.
Implementation progress update
A tender will open in July 2025 to identify a suitable provider, or service alliance to operate the new Entity. For more information see Dedicated Family and Domestic Violence Workforce Entity.
Considerable consultation to inform development of the Framework occurred in 2024-25. For more information see Workforce Capability Framework.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan update.
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