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Our PeopleWe continued to invest in a range ofdevelopment activities and health andwellness initiatives to support thewell-being and capability of our staff.New capability unit establishedA new Capability Development Unit, which will support teaching staff to evengreater levels of educational practice, was established for the start of 2013.Priorities for the new unit are the development of an induction process for newacademic staff; delivery of the new Diploma of Tertiary Teaching and Learning(DTLT) teaching qualification and later a higher teaching qualification; ongoingdevelopment of processes to ensure that leadership, customer service andtraining for managers is in place to support teaching staff.Health, safety and wellnessWe are proud of our excellent safety record. ACC confirmed that our healthand safety performance is above average compared with comparableorganisations. Given the wide range of industries on campus, this isa significant achievement. We place a high priority on health and safetyand continue to review systems and processes, and delivery training andcommunication. We have set more specific objectives, using targets toensure ongoing improvement.We continued with our staff wellness programmes in 2012. These are valuedby staff, who make good use of the opportunities. As well as an employeeassistance programme and a range of occupational health initiatives, wehave an active social club with high membership and participation.Staff awardsWelTec recognised and celebrated excellence. The staff awards for 2012 werefor excellence in research, leadership, customer service. We also rewardteam success and achievement. As well as acknowledging achievement,demonstration of WelTec’s values is an important criterion for awards.Internal communicationsIn 2012 we developed an internal communications strategy, which aims toincrease two-way face-to-face communication with staff across WelTec.The strategy was developed with input from staff and emphasises the roleof managers and team leaders in communications.2012 ANNUAL REPORT | 45