About WorkWell
WorkWell is part of WorkSafe Victoria.
The program was launched in 2017 in response to a rise in mental injury claims. WorkWell's mission is to influence positive change in psychological health and safety for Victorian workplaces. We do this by investing in partnerships, networks, tools and resources for sustainable system level change.
New funding opportunity – now open!
Is your industry passionate about preventing workplace psychological injury? Would you like to partner with WorkSafe to deliver an industry-focused Community of Practice?
WorkSafe is seeking to fund 2 Communities of Practice.
Tender applications are open from 12:00 pm Tuesday 22 October until 2:00 pm Tuesday 3 December 2024.
About the Communities of Practice
Inspired by previous WorkWell Learning Networks, the Communities of Practice will take a collaborative partnership approach to help Victorian business leaders to create psychologically healthy and safe workplaces.
The Communities of Practice will support workplace leaders to collaborate with peers and discuss challenges and identify practical solutions to prevent mental injury in their industry. They will create accessible, practical tools and resources to improve the psychosocial safety climate (PSC) within Victorian workplaces.
Each Community of Practice will have one organisation lead a consortium of partners, to collaboratively design and deliver the Community of Practice, focusing on a priority industry.
Priority industries include:
- public administration and safety
- construction
- education
- healthcare and social assistance
- transport, postal and warehousing
- manufacturing
- wholesale trade
To provide value for money and avoid duplication, WorkSafe will not fund two Communities of Practice in the same industry.
Applications must demonstrate their ability to align with the WorkWell Communities of Practice pillars.
Next steps
- Eligibility
To be eligible for consideration by WorkSafe an application must:
Deliver a Community of Practice within one of the above-listed priority industries. Industries are defined according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC).
Divisions (Industry) and sub-divisions (sub-sectors)
The application must target Victorian workplace leaders. The applicant organisation can be based in other jurisdictions; however the delivery of the Communities of Practice must be within Victoria.
The following organisations are excluded from making an application
Applicants with impending legal action, active prosecutions, prohibition notices, and/or notices by consideration.
Applicants must not have been found guilty of or pleaded guilty to an offence under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic), Dangerous Goods Act 1985 (Vic), Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic) in the last 12 months.
Victorian Government Departments are excluded from applying.
A Victorian Government Department is defined as any Department existing by Virtue of an order made under Section 10 of the Public Administration Act 2004.
- ComCare insured organisations are excluded from applying. ComCare insured organisations are defined as a non-WorkCover employer under Section 413 of the WIRC Act 2013.
- Sole traders are excluded from applying.
For more information on eligibility and exclusions please refer to the tender documentation available at Buying for Victoria.
- How to apply
To apply and for more information including tender documentation and frequently asked questions, visit Buying for Victoria.