MEMBER FORUM - Building our Profession: Insights from the Workforce Development Project
OTA’s Workforce Development Project is a national initiative focused on understanding the current state of the OT workforce and identifying what’s needed to ensure a strong, sustainable future for the profession. You’ll hear about key findings from this project and the plans to help guide professional growth and support viable occupational therapy careers to ensure a strong, sustainable future for the profession.
Program Overview
Join OTA’s Member Forum to hear updates on the Workforce Development project and take a closer look at the new Capability Frameworks. The Capability Frameworks propose what best practice looks like in various practice settings across the career pathway, from foundational to senior practitioner level. Attendees will be introduced to the suite of Capability Frameworks that have been developed by the association, learn about the process of how each framework is built and understand how OTA plans to use the frameworks to build workforce capacity to strengthen the profession.
Current capability frameworks include:
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Working with Older People (Aged Care)
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Mental Health
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Working with Children, Young People and Families
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Working with People with Pain
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Supporting People with Assistive Technology
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Supporting People with Environmental and Home Modifications
The session will also look back at the findings of the Workforce Development Project and the key outcomes, including the development of the OTA Occupational Therapy Workforce Plan to address challenges and opportunities for the profession. Key priorities include enhancing the new graduate experience and retaining experienced occupational therapists in the profession.
This session is suitable for:
All occupational therapists
DATE:
Wednesday 20th August 2025
TIME:
12:30pm | VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD |
12 noon | SA, NT |
10:30am | WA |
Please login 10 minutes before the scheduled presentation time
The session will run for approximately 60 minutes.
VENUE
This is a 100% virtual event. You will receive an email with details to access the event the prior to the scheduled event date.
CPD HOURS:
CPD claimable workshop hours: 1 hour
A certificate of attendance will be issued upon completion. Please allow up to 48 hours for the certificate to appear in your CPD tracker.
ACCESS:
Participants will be able to access the recording and resources in their OTA Account for 12 weeks after the Forum
REGISTRATION FEES:
This is a complimentary Member Forum as part of OTA membership. Registration is essential.
Members must be logged in with username and password to register at the member rate.
RSVPS close 18th August 2025
DISCLAIMER
All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions, and changes.
All resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Terms and Conditions including OTA’s refund and cancellation policy are available here
CONTACT US
Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878
Presented By
Ailsa Leslie
OT Practice Advisor, OTA
Ailsa has over 20 years’ experience in paediatric practice, complex assistive technology, and service management. Ailsa has led the development of several of OTA’s capability frameworks, including the capability framework for occupational therapists supporting people with assistive technology, and for occupational therapists working with children, young people and families
Christina Wyatt
OT Practice Advisor, OTA
Christina has over 20 years of occupational therapy clinical experience in Australia and the UK, specialising in adult rehabilitation, disability, and aged care. Christina currently works as Professional Practice Advisor at OTA with a dedicated focus on aged care where she engages with government and stakeholders, advocating for enhanced occupational therapy involvement in aged care. Supporting her professional peers in the sector, Christina provides valuable clinical and professional practice support and has led the development of the capability framework for occupational therapists working with older people and the capability framework for occupational therapists supporting people with environmental and home modifications.