How we help build the workforce
The Collaborative Centre coordinates, promotes and delivers workforce development opportunities for Victoria’s mental health and wellbeing workforce, strengthening capability across roles, settings and disciplines.
As recommended by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, this work goes beyond skills. It supports the culture, structures and power dynamics that shape care, and contributes to a learning mental health system where people and organisations can reflect, adapt and improve.
Central to this is embedding Lived and Living Experience leadership and recognising the expertise of practitioners, carers, families and communities as equally vital to reform.
Connecting and collaborating for a shared vision
We build on the strong foundations of the Centre for Mental Health Learning, continuing and expanding this work across Victoria. Our mission is to support and grow workforce capability, contributing to a compassionate, human rights-based and healing system. We do this by connecting people with existing expertise, training and resources, promoting good practice, and creating opportunities to share knowledge and learn together.
At the Centre, we recognise the many organisations and experts already leading this work, and it is our role to connect, amplify and collaborate so that these efforts contribute to a shared vision for a capable, empowered and healing workforce.
Shining a light on capability in action
Explore a growing series of spotlights that bring Victoria's mental health workforce capability framework to life through real-world stories, practical tools, events and cross-sector learning.
What does our workforce really need?
Discover how the Collaborative Centre is working with the sector to understand workforce strengths, gaps and priorities across Victoria's mental health and wellbeing system. Find out how to get involved.
About our workforce development function
We’re part of a statewide effort to create a learning ecosystem where everyone working in the mental health and wellbeing system can access meaningful learning, high-quality education, and professional development, regardless of discipline, background, experience, or location.
Our approach is collaborative, evidence-informed and grounded in Lived and Living Experience. It recognises that true reform comes from shifting power, sharing knowledge and valuing every form of clinical, professional, cultural and personal expertise.
Together, we’re building a workforce that is skilled, connected and supported to deliver compassionate, person-centred care and healing.
