Strategic goal 4: We will continue to support and develop our workforce and promote an inclusive Service

This goal focuses on inclusion and the development and wellbeing of our workforce.

Our key objectives for this year are:

• Welcome two cohorts of wholetime apprentice firefighters, to begin training in April and September
• Undertake community engagement and positive action to improve the diversity of applicants and appointees for roles at all levels of the Service
• Promote employee health and wellbeing
• Deliver a range of learning opportunities to increase understanding of inclusion issues across our workforce
• Embed the Core Code of Ethics into our Service Values and behaviours, and act on the relevant learning from reports across the sector in relation to improving our culture.

Our focus for improvements this year are:

• Review our leadership development programmes
• Introduce new uniform following the review of our Service’s standards of dress
• Streamline our recruitment processes to make them more efficient and reduce vacancy times.