SES - Transition Update April 2024

As you know, we are working towards transitioning the Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) to the Queensland Police Service (QPS) no later than 1 July 2024.

SES Townhall

On 16 April 2024 we had another SES Townhall engagement session, and a recording is now available. Presenters included:

• Brian Cox, Acting Assistant Commissioner, SES
• Steve Dabinett, Business Reform Coordinator, Reform Implementation Taskforce
• Mark Armstrong, Chief Officer for SES
• Wayne Coutts, Regional Director – Far Northern Region, SES
• Glenn Alderton, Director – SES Operations Directorate, SES
• Tina Simmons, Project Manager – SES Transition, Reform Implementation Taskforce

The townhall provided an update on the transition, which included an overview of our onboarding approach to QPS. Your questions were also answered on the night during the Q&A component. You can watch the recording below.

Acknowledgment of transition form

Just a reminder it is important volunteers complete the Acknowledgement of transition form by 15 May 2024, to enable access to QPS support and systems including additional protections under the proposed new State Emergency Service Act. To access the form click here.

Provision of SES systems access to volunteers

Volunteers who have completed their ‘Acknowledgement of transition form’ will have access to SES systems. This includes access to their new SES email account, as well as Office 365 apps.

Provision of SES systems access will be progressive, so that that data can be migrated across from QFES to QPS.

Volunteers will receive a checklist to support them with their onboarding. In early June, volunteers will:

• Have access to guides for system and policy changes
• Be able to view short videos that explain policy and system changes
• Receive information about how to set up their Office365 accounts, as well as their email account.

Some IT changes, as part of our transition

SES volunteers and staff will be receiving an SES email address. The format will be preferredname.lastname@ses.qld.gov.au. SES staff and volunteers will be on the same tenant, which will improve the way we collaborate and share information with each other.

SES volunteers will be unable to setup automated email forwarding from their SES emails to an external email account, as this is a QPS policy.

SES Training

Work is progressing with the QPS Academy in preparing an application to establish a stand-alone RTO for SES. This will provide SES with the flexibility to tailor its operational training in the future.

The application is lengthy, but it is our intention to lodge the application with ASQA by the end of this month.

In addition to setting up our RTO, we have a number of other intentions for training.

The image below illustrates how SES will work with the QPS Academy. Essentially, QPS Academy undertakes compliance and audit for the SES Registered Training Organisation.

The new SES training team, which has recently being stood up with give SES greater autonomy over training design and development.

How to provide feedback to us?

Quite simply contact us by visiting ForGov and using the contact form. Your inquiry or feedback will be reviewed, and we will endeavour to respond within a reasonable timeframe.

Don’t forget the ForGov site is your go-to site for information, news, and events about our transition to QPS. Visit the SES page on ForGov to be kept informed.