Community Skills WA

CSWA Sport, Fitness and Recreation Workforce Forum
We are bringing together industry, training and government organisations to facilitate conversations about the future of the sport, fitness and recreation workforce and explore practical steps needed to strengthen it.

This forum aims to identify what is needed to:
• influence future training and workforce investment
• strengthen and diversify pathways into the industry
• attract and retain a sustainable workforce
• support targeted, ongoing advocacy
• unlock collaboration across sectors, including health and community services

Through industry insights, case studies and interactive discussions, participants will identify current challenges and explore practical actions to support workforce development.

If you’re working in sport, fitness, recreation, training or workforce development, this is your opportunity to contribute to meaningful, sector-wide outcomes.

View the agenda and register here.

CSWA Sport, Fitness and Recreation Workforce Forum Bringing together industry, training providers and government organisations to identify practical solutions to workforce challenges.

Community Skills WA will soon be convening a Sport, Fitness and Recreation Workforce Forum to bring together industry, government and training stakeholders to discuss workforce challenges, skills needs and future opportunities across the sector.

We know many organisations are facing recruitment challenges, skills shortages and regional service gaps, and we want to hear directly from those working in the industry.

To help shape the forum and ensure the right issues are being discussed, we’re inviting people across the sector to complete a short 3 minute survey. Your input will help inform the key themes and conversations at the forum.

🔗 Share your input here:

Sport, Fitness and Recreation Forum Community Skills WA is planning a half day Sport, Fitness and Recreation Workforce Forum. We are seeking your input to help shape the event. This short survey (approx. 3-4 minutes) will help us understand who would like to attend or present, and what workforce and training issues matter most to the....

CSWA encourages everyone to take part in this valuable survey or share it.

If you are living in public and community housing, used to live in public and community housing or on the waitlist for public and community housing, Shelter WA would like to hear from you about how you manage to juggle work while keeping your home.

Your feedback will help us understand how eligibility limits in public and community housing might stop people from working or living their best lives. It can also help us to come up with suggestions on how we could make it easier for people to work without being afraid that they will lose their homes if they earn too much.

The survey is anonymous and should only take around 10-15 minutes.

Please share this information with anyone this survey relates to.

Access the survey here: https://www.shelterwa.org.au/our-work/advocacy/income-eligibility-research-project/income-eligibility-research-project-survey/

Thank you to all our partners, stakeholders and community members for your support throughout 2025. We wish you a safe, restful and enjoyable break, and look forward to reconnecting in the new year.

Our office will be closed from Friday 19 December 2025 and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.

🌟 We’re Hiring – Administrative Officer 🌟
Community Skills WA is looking for a motivated and organised Administrative Officer to join our small but passionate team.
📌 Part-time (22 hours across 3 days) – fixed-term with the possibility of extension
✨ A role with plenty of variety and the chance to make a real impact
💼 Be the go-to support person in a collaborative, energetic workplace
If you’re someone who loves keeping things running smoothly, enjoys variety in your day, and thrives in a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!
📅 Applications close: 5pm, Friday 17 October 2025
👉 Read more and apply here. https://cswa.org.au/careers/

CSWA are pleased to share the 2025 WA Outdoor Industry Awards!
These awards celebrate the people and organisations making a real difference in WA’s outdoor sector. If you know someone doing amazing work, now’s the time to nominate them! Nominations close 3 October 2025. Let’s recognise and celebrate our incredible outdoor community!

New this year!
We’ve added exciting new award categories in 2025 to celebrate even more of the people and initiatives driving the outdoors forward.
From Outdoor Safety Award to Outdoor Volunteer of the Year, there’s a category for every corner of our diverse industry.
Get your nomination in before it’s too late.



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The WA Training Awards celebrate excellence in vocational education and training (VET), recognising the outstanding achievements of students, apprentices, trainees, trainers, training providers, organisations and employers across the state. The Awards feature eight individual categories and five organisation categories.

Applications for the WA Training Awards are now open and will close on Friday, 11 April 2025. All applicants must complete and submit their own applications through the online portal.

For most categories, students must have either completed or be scheduled to complete their training between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025. Detailed eligibility criteria for each category can be found in the application guides. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/western-australian-training-awards-application-guides

The presentation ceremony will be held in September.

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CSWA's July 2024 newsletter is now available. We hope you enjoy the content. We release the newsletter monthly and you can subscribe via the link in the newsletter if you would like to receive it directly via email.

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