A tool for calculating minimum Local GovernmentEnvironmental Health Officer resourcing levels inQueensland.

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In recognition of local government skill shortages the ‘Local Government Skills Formation Strategy’ was funded by DETA from 2007 to 2009. In Queensland this project was coordinated by the LGAQ with Sub-committees set up to target four key occupations: Town planners, Building Certifiers, Engineers and Environmental Health Officers (EHOs). The Environmental Health Sub-committee conducted a survey in 2007 to establish the scope and extent of the shortage. Amongst the findings was that 45% of Councils were reporting shortages and 36% of EHOs were seriously thinking of leaving the profession. The reasons for leaving included the lack of recognition and resourcing, and the lack of employer support and strategic direction, but more importantly EHOs cited increasing workloads. One action identified in the resulting Environmental Health Skilled workforce strategy was to ‘develop a tool to identify the numbers of EHOs required across the Qld Local Government sector …’. Members of the EH subcommi

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