The Connections Coaching Program
Strengthening Practice, Empowering Services, Growing the Sector
The Connections Coaching Program is designed to build the capability of Tasmanian Education and Care services in workforce planning and development. The program helps services strengthen their workforce practices, respond to local challenges, and plan for a sustainable future. Whether you’re looking to enhance recruitment strategies, improve employee retention, support staff wellbeing, or expand service delivery, the program offers practical, context-specific guidance to help you achieve your goals. The Coaching Program is about building capability, confidence, and resilience in your workforce, with support that’s relevant, responsive, and grounded in your local context.
Building Strategic Workforce Capability
The Workforce Connections Coaching Program is designed to help services move beyond day-to-day workforce management and toward long-term, strategic planning that supports your future vision.
Through tailored coaching and support, the program empowers services to:
- Build internal capability for proactive workforce development
- Align staffing strategies with service goals and community needs
- Create a sustainable plan that supports growth, stability, and innovation
Take the first step by completing the Workforce Planning and Development Assessment.
Attraction and Recruitment
Onboarding and Induction
Wellbeing and Engagement
Leadership Growth and Development
Training and Development
Strategic Workforce Planning
About the Workforce Planning and Development Assessment
We invite you to complete a confidential assessment that will help us understand your current workforce practices across the employee lifecycle, from attraction and recruitment to retention, succession planning, and broader strategy. Your participation will:
- Identify strengths and areas for improvement in your workforce planning
- Highlight services that may benefit from targeted support
- Inform sector-wide strategies by identifying common growth areas and challenges
By completing the assessment, you contribute to a broader understanding of workforce maturity across the sector, helping shape responsive and sustainable workforce initiatives.
Delivery Model
The Connections Coaching Program aims to deliver capability development across the education and care sector, with a strong focus on achieving broad reach and meaningful impact for services and educators statewide. It will be delivered through a range of formats, dependent on need and context:
- One-on-One Coaching
- Group Facilitation
- Peer Networks
- Online Sessions
- Resource Development
