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Recruiters active in the ACT market said that the report was largely a continuation of what the Government had been doing in the past and there was little that was new.
Where there is some additional insight is in the statistical bulletins which the Government will release regularly to support the initiative, and which analyse what motivates ICT staff working in the public service. In the 2009 ICT Statistical bulletin, for example there is analysis regarding why ICT workers are attracted to their public service jobs.
Job security remains one of the key motivators, particularly among more junior ICT staff. The bulletin also points to a reasonably settled workforce, with 55 per cent of Australian Public Service ICT workers saying that they planned to stay put for the next three years.
Where ICT workers were looking for a change most planned to move within their own, or to a new, agency. Very few were considering a jump to the private sector.
ICT workers who do stay in the public service will be provided with a new online tool that they can access through their agency's website as part of the initiative announced today. Called Career Navigator the tool allows people to profile their role and skills, assess themselves and work out what they need to do to advance their career.
