Who we are
Workskills is a wholly Tasmanian non-profit organisation who has provided employment and skills building services to Tasmanian communities for over 40 years. Workskills has assisted thousands of people to access training and find ongoing, sustainable employment. Workskills began in 1983 as the Bridgewater-Brighton Community Youth Support Scheme, providing community training and employment assistance to long term unemployed people in the area.
Workskills is certified and audited under the ISO9001 Quality Management System and the ISO27001 Information Security management system.
What we do
From 1 July 2022, Workskills has been delivering Workforce Australia Services (Transition to Work) and Workforce Australia Services (All Client Types), in the Hobart and Southern Tasmania Employment Region.
Workskills also continue to deliver Parent Pathways in Southern Tasmania under contract with the Australian Government.
Workskills will continue to deliver social enterprise, community development and employment innovation initiatives through Impact Communities. This includes the Troublesmiths youth employment initiative, which has secured funding from the Tasmanian State Government.
Operating surpluses from Workskills’ programs are invested in the Workskills Community Investment Foundation, for distribution to programs providing social benefit to disadvantaged Tasmanians.
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Vision
Empowering people to thrive through education, life skills and employment, strengthening families, communities and businesses across Southern Tasmania.
Purpose
Enabling individuals, families and communities to improve their quality of life by increasing access to education, employment, life skills, by building inclusion, resilience and opportunity across Southern Tasmania.
Our Values
We take responsibility for delivering our best especially when challenges arise.
We are open to feedback, willing to learn, and ready to adapt to better serve our community.
We give meaningfully to our communities.
We bring a ‘can do’ mindset and find creative solutions to support those we serve.
We act with purpose, taking thoughtful risks to drive positive change.
We care deeply about Tasmania's people and communities, and it shows in our work.
We are transparent and take ownership of our actions to our participants, partners, and each other.
Our Strategy
Workskills has three Strategic Priorities:
1) Understand, Prepare, Place, Keep
2) People Focused
3) Smart and Sustainable