Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment

Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL)

What we will do What success will look likeTimeline
Encourage and support agency's participation in the Disability Champion Network Number of nominees received 2 years
Promote and encourage disability confidence / unconscious bias training opportunities to all DIPL managers

Promote via CE monthly newsletter and include in DIPL health and wellbeing calendar

Number of staff training completed online.

 Ongoing
Celebrate 'International Day of People with Disability' held annually on 3 December. Promote via DIPL's health and wellbeing calendar Annually
Remind employees to update myHR with their equal employment opportunity details e.g. disability Promote via an all staff email and DIPL intranet news story. Annually
Increase CE and management communication and promotion of inclusion and diversity across agencies Promote via CE newsletter and DIPL intranet news story. Ongoing
Provide training for fire wardens and first aid officers around awareness and support of staff with disabilities Training provided by facilitators Ongoing
Job descriptions are compliant with OPCE guidelines e.g. using inclusive language Job descriptions are reviewed each time position is advertised Ongoing

Achieved actions or programs

  • As of 30 June 2024, DIPL has 41 Emergency Wardens and 57 employees being supported through payment of First Aid allowance with DIPL providing contemporary training programs to emergency wardens and First Aid officers taking accredited training.
  • Promotion of ‘Loud Shirt Day’ for Deaf awareness.
  • Representation by DIPL employee, senior WHS consultant on the whole of government Disability Reference Group.
  • Promotion of Hands Up for Inclusion week throughout the agency, and providing opportunity for DIPL employees to attend workshops and information sessions in Darwin, Alice Springs and via webinars. In 2019, DIPL employees attended sessions such as:
    • how to bring a mental health strategy to life
    • mental health in the workplace: practical skills for all
    • building resilience to workplace stress and
    • understanding and building resilience through positive psychology.
  • Promotion of the online Disability Confident courses  across the agency. As of 30 June 2023:
    • 37 DIPL employees had accessed the Disability Confident Manager's course and68% completed the module.
    • 10 DIPL employees had accessed the Disability Confident Workforce course and 50% completed the module.
    • 2 DIPL employees had accessed the Disability Confident Recruiter course and 50% completed the module.
  • WHS staff induction updated to include disability service information.
  • In December 2018, DIPL conducted mental health awareness workshops for all employees.
Inclusion and diversity