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Australian Workforce Compliance Software

Australian Workforce Compliance Management Platform

WorkPlan is an Australian workforce compliance management platform that helps organisations operating in regulated industries manage compliance, workforce governance, learning, policies, competency verification and risk management from one integrated system. Maintain audit-ready records, reduce administrative effort and demonstrate compliance with confidence.

Manage Compliance with Confidence

Organisations operating in regulated industries need confidence that people have completed the right learning, demonstrated workplace capability, acknowledged critical policies, maintained current licences and qualifications, and can provide evidence when required.

WorkPlan brings compliance, workforce governance, capability verification and risk assurance together in one integrated platform, helping organisations reduce risk, maintain audit-ready records and demonstrate accountability with confidence.

  • Assign compliance requirements by role, team or site
  • Track training, policies, licences, qualifications and certifications
  • Verify workforce capability through assessments, evidence and competency verification
  • Maintain audit-ready compliance records
  • Strengthen workforce governance across your organisation
  • Reduce manual administration through structured workflows

Whether you’re managing employees, contractors or distributed teams across multiple sites, WorkPlan provides the visibility, structure and evidence needed to support workforce compliance with confidence.

Built for Australian Organisations Operating in Regulated Industries

WorkPlan supports organisations that must demonstrate workforce compliance, maintain audit-ready records and manage workforce capability across multiple sites, projects and teams.

Suitable for organisations including:

Construction  |  Infrastructure  |  Utilities  |  Defence  |  Manufacturing  | Mining  |  Healthcare  |  Local Government  |  Community Services  | Aged Care

Supporting Australian organisations across regulated industries with integrated workforce compliance, capability management and audit-ready reporting.

“A practical LMS for managing knowledge, evidence, and compliance.”

Peter, Learning Resources Manager

 

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The Seven Pillars of Workforce Compliance

Developed from recognised principles of workforce compliance, governance, competency management and risk assurance, the Seven Pillars of Workforce Compliance provide a practical framework for helping organisations build a more capable, accountable and audit-ready workforce.

Infographic illustrating the WorkPlan Seven Pillars of Workforce Compliance: Learning & Training, Policies & Procedures, Licences & Qualifications, Competency Verification, Practical Skills Assessments, Risk & Incident Management, and Audit & Executive Reporting.

Workforce Compliance Framework

Organisations operating in regulated industries need confidence that people have completed the right learning, demonstrated workplace capability, met compliance obligations and can provide evidence when required.

The WorkPlan Workforce Compliance Framework brings together four connected operational areas that help organisations manage workforce compliance, capability and governance from one integrated platform.

Compliance Management

Ensure the right people complete the right requirements at the right time.

Compliance begins by clearly defining workforce requirements and ensuring they are completed, monitored and maintained throughout employment.

WorkPlan helps organisations assign mandatory learning, policies, licences, qualifications and competencies based on each person’s role, team, project or location, while maintaining structured records that support audit readiness and organisational accountability.

Supporting Australian organisations across regulated industries with integrated workforce compliance, capability management and audit-ready reporting.

Role-Based Compliance Frameworks

 

Assign the correct compliance requirements automatically.

  • Allocate learning, competencies, policies and qualifications by role
  • Adapt requirements when people change projects or locations
  • Maintain consistent compliance standards across the organisation
  • Reduce manual administration

Mandatory Training & Continuous Compliance Monitoring

 

Maintain workforce compliance beyond induction.

  • Assign mandatory learning automatically
  • Monitor completion and assessment results
  • Track renewal and expiry dates
  • Send automated reminders before compliance lapses occur
  • Maintain complete compliance histories

Policy Management

 

Ensure policies are communicated, understood and acknowledged.

  • Publish current policy versions
  • Capture acknowledgements and digital sign-off
  • Maintain document version control
  • Generate reports confirming policy acceptance
  • Demonstrate policy governance during audits

Licence & Qualification Management

 

Maintain confidence that licences and qualifications remain current.

  • Track licences, certifications and qualifications
  • Manage valid-to dates and renewal requirements
  • Store supporting documentation
  • Notify employees and managers before expiry
  • Reduce manual follow-up

Compliance Oversight Dashboard

 

Gain real-time visibility of workforce compliance across your organisation.

  • View compliance status by individual, team, site or business unit
  • Monitor mandatory training, licences, competencies and policy acknowledgements
  • Identify outstanding actions and upcoming renewals
  • Replace spreadsheets with one consolidated compliance dashboard

Capability Verification

Verify workplace capability.

Completing learning does not always demonstrate the ability to perform safely and effectively in the workplace.

WorkPlan supports evidence-based competency verification that provides confidence employees and contractors can perform the work required of their role.

 

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Competency Verification

 

Confirm workforce capability using structured verification processes.

  • Practical workplace assessments
  • Evidence uploads
  • Manager sign-off
  • Assessor verification
  • Competency currency
  • Valid-to dates
  • Complete audit history

Practical Skills Assessments

 

Assess real workplace performance.

  • Digital assessment forms
  • Observation checklists
  • Competency frameworks
  • Practical demonstrations
  • Standardised assessment processes
  • Mobile-friendly assessments

 

Workplace Evidence

 

Support every competency with evidence.

Upload:

  • Documents
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Certificates
  • Forms
  • Digital records

On-the-Job Learning

 

Capture informal learning occurring every day.

Record:

  • Toolbox talks
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Lunch-and-learn sessions
  • Workplace observations
  • Practical experience

Coaching & Development

 

Support continuous capability improvement.

  • Manager coaching
  • Development discussions
  • Action plans
  • Follow-up activities
  • Performance conversations

Workforce Governance

Maintain organisational oversight and accountability.

Effective workforce compliance depends on governance. Managers need visibility, executives need assurance and organisations need confidence that compliance processes are consistently applied.

WorkPlan provides the governance framework needed to manage workforce compliance across multiple teams, sites, contractors and business units.

Supporting Australian organisations across regulated industries with integrated workforce compliance, capability management and audit-ready reporting.

Workforce Governance & Accountability

 

Support consistent governance across the organisation.

  • Clearly assign workforce responsibilities
  • Capture digital approvals and accountability
  • Maintain audit-ready records
  • Demonstrate organisational oversight
  • Improve workforce governance

 

Executive Reporting & Audit Readiness

 

Provide leadership with meaningful compliance insights.

  • Executive dashboards
  • Audit-ready reports
  • Compliance summaries
  • Workforce analytics
  • Historical reporting
  • Evidence for regulators and auditors

Multi-Site & Complex Organisations

 

Maintain consistent standards across distributed workforces.

  • Multiple locations
  • Multiple business units
  • Employees and contractors
  • Regional operations
  • Enterprise reporting

 

Manager Visibility

 

Give managers confidence in workforce readiness.

  • Team compliance status
  • Outstanding actions
  • Expiring licences
  • Competency gaps
  • Development priorities

 

Extended Enterprise Compliance

 

Extend governance to all your stakeholders.

Deliver compliance programs to:

  • Contractors
  • Clients
  • Suppliers
  • Franchisees
  • Partners
  • Members

while maintaining central oversight across every environment.

 

Risk & Assurance

Reduce compliance risk through continuous monitoring and assurance.

Managing workforce compliance is about more than recording activity. Organisations also need early visibility of emerging risks, structured response processes and confidence that corrective actions have been completed.

WorkPlan helps organisations reduce operational risk while maintaining evidence of ongoing assurance

WorkPlan helps Australian organisations bring workforce compliance, capability management, competency verification, governance and executive reporting together in one integrated platform.

Incident Management

 

Capture incidents consistently.

  • Hazards
  • Near misses
  • Incidents
  • Investigations
  • Corrective actions
  • Resolution tracking

Gap Analysis

 

Identify workforce compliance risks before they become operational issues.

Analyse:

  • Missing competencies
  • Outstanding learning
  • Expired licences
  • Policy acknowledgements
  • Capability gaps

Notifications & Renewals

 

Prevent compliance lapses.

Automatically notify:

  • Employees
  • Managers
  • Administrators

before requirements expire.

Risk Reporting

 

Understand organisational risk. Generate reports showing:

  • Compliance trends
  • Outstanding actions
  • High-risk areas
  • Renewal activity
  • Audit readiness

Continuous Assurance

 

Maintain confidence throughout the employee lifecycle.

  • Continuous monitoring
  • Automated reporting
  • Historical evidence
  • Workforce visibility
  • Organisational assurance

 

Workforce Compliance Management vs Learning Management Systems

Learning management is an important part of workforce compliance—but it is only one part.

Traditional Learning Management Systems (LMSs) are primarily designed to deliver training and record learning activity. Organisations operating in regulated industries often need broader workforce compliance capabilities, including policy governance, competency verification, licence management, practical skills assessments and audit-ready reporting.

WorkPlan combines learning management with workforce compliance, workforce capability and governance in one integrated platform.

 

Learning Management System WorkPlan Workforce Compliance Platform
📚 Learning ✅ Learning Management
📚 Course Completion ✅ Competency Verification
📚 Certificates ✅ Licences & Qualifications
📊Basic Reports ✅ Practical Skills Assessments
📚 Learning Records ✅ Audit-Ready Evidence
📚 Course Administration ✅ Workforce Governance
✅ Executive Dashboards

Build a More Capable, Compliant and Audit-Ready Workforce

WorkPlan helps Australian organisations bring workforce compliance, capability management, competency verification, governance and executive reporting together in one integrated platform.

Whether you’re managing employees, contractors, multiple business units or external partners, WorkPlan provides the visibility, evidence and confidence needed to support workforce compliance today and as your organisation grows.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Expand the questions for answers regarding managing compliance.

What is workforce compliance management?

Workforce compliance management is the process of ensuring employees and contractors meet the training, competency, policy, licence and regulatory requirements associated with their roles. It extends beyond delivering mandatory learning to include competency verification, practical skills assessments, licence and qualification management, workplace evidence, policy acknowledgements and audit-ready reporting. A structured workforce compliance platform helps organisations reduce risk, demonstrate accountability and maintain confidence that their workforce remains compliant over time.

How does WorkPlan help organisations manage workforce compliance?

WorkPlan provides an integrated workforce compliance platform that combines learning management, policy governance, competency verification, licence and qualification management, practical skills assessments and executive reporting within one system. Compliance requirements can be assigned automatically based on job role, team, project or site, while managers gain visibility of compliance status, upcoming renewals and outstanding actions. Structured workflows, automated reminders and audit-ready reporting help reduce administrative effort and support organisational accountability.

What is the difference between workforce compliance management and a Learning Management System (LMS)?

A Learning Management System (LMS) is primarily designed to deliver training, manage learning content and record course completion. Workforce compliance management extends beyond learning by integrating policies, licences, qualifications, competency verification, workplace evidence, practical skills assessments, manager oversight and executive reporting. While learning management is an important component of compliance, many organisations operating in regulated industries require broader workforce compliance capabilities to demonstrate that employees and contractors remain competent, compliant and audit ready.

How can organisations demonstrate compliance during an audit?

Demonstrating compliance requires more than providing training records. Organisations may also need evidence that policies have been acknowledged, licences and qualifications remain current, workplace competencies have been verified and compliance activities have been consistently monitored. WorkPlan centralises these records, providing audit-ready reporting, historical evidence, digital acknowledgements, competency verification and compliance dashboards that help organisations respond confidently to internal and external audits.

What is competency verification?

Competency verification is the process of confirming that an individual can safely and effectively perform the requirements of their role in the workplace. Unlike training completion, competency verification focuses on demonstrated capability through practical assessments, workplace observations, manager or assessor sign-off, supporting evidence and ongoing reassessment where required. This provides organisations with greater confidence that learning has been successfully applied in real work environments.

What are practical skills assessments?

Practical skills assessments evaluate how well employees or contractors perform workplace tasks in real operational environments. Assessments may include observation checklists, competency frameworks, digital forms, evidence uploads, photographs, videos and assessor comments. Practical assessments help verify workplace capability, support compliance obligations and provide documented evidence that skills have been demonstrated rather than simply learned.

Can WorkPlan track licences, qualifications and competency expiry dates?

Yes. WorkPlan enables organisations to record licences, certifications, qualifications and competency currency within one central system. Expiry dates, supporting documentation and approval statuses are maintained alongside automated notifications that alert employees, managers and administrators before renewals become due. This helps reduce manual follow-up while supporting ongoing workforce compliance and operational readiness.

Can WorkPlan manage both employees and contractors?

Yes. WorkPlan supports compliance management for employees, contractors and other workforce groups within the same platform. Organisations can assign different compliance requirements based on job role, contractor type, project, site or business unit while maintaining separate reporting and visibility where required. This enables consistent workforce compliance standards across both internal and external workforces.

Is WorkPlan suitable for Australian organisations operating in regulated industries?

Yes. WorkPlan is designed to support Australian organisations that need to manage workforce compliance, capability and governance across complex operational environments. The platform is used by organisations operating in industries including defence, engineering, infrastructure, manufacturing, local government, utilities, community services and other regulated sectors where audit readiness, competency verification and workforce accountability are essential.

How does WorkPlan reduce compliance administration?

WorkPlan reduces manual administration by automating the assignment of compliance requirements, monitoring completion status, tracking licence and qualification renewals, sending automated reminders and providing centralised reporting. Managers and administrators gain visibility of outstanding actions through dashboards rather than relying on spreadsheets, emails and manual follow-up, allowing more time to focus on workforce capability and operational improvement.

What reporting capabilities are available?

WorkPlan provides real-time dashboards, compliance summaries, executive reporting and audit-ready exports across learning, competency verification, policy acknowledgements, licences, qualifications and workforce capability. Reports can be generated for individuals, teams, sites, business units or the entire organisation, providing leadership with meaningful insights into compliance status, capability gaps, upcoming renewals and organisational performance.

WorkPlan enables organisations to map compliance obligations, training, and assessments directly to job roles and capability requirements. This provides clearer visibility of workforce capability, supports more meaningful reporting, and strengthens your ability to demonstrate due diligence during audits.

How do job role compliance frameworks improve workforce compliance?

Job role compliance frameworks ensure that every employee or contractor receives the compliance requirements appropriate to their responsibilities. Training, policies, licences, qualifications, competencies and practical assessments can be assigned automatically based on job role, team, project or site. As people move between roles or locations, their requirements can be updated automatically, helping organisations maintain consistent standards, reduce administrative effort and strengthen workforce governance.

  • RebeccaCEO – Community Services Organisation
    Staff retention has improved since implementing WorkPlan. People feel supported with clear development pathways and ongoing learning opportunities.
  • Scott M.Operations Competency & Development Manager, APA Group
        WorkPlan’s service, support and collaboration are first-rate. They have always invested the time to understand our requirements and develop solutions that meet our business needs. Furthermore, their team are always very professional, respectful and friendly, and genuinely care about the client relationship. A pleasure to work with.
  • Andrew 0.HSE Superintendent, Marine Engineering Services
        Appreciate all of your amazing efforts and support An absolute Gem
  • HannahLearning & Capability Development Specialist | Culture & Capability | People & Culture
    It’s been 2 years of joy and pleasure working with you and the team at WorkPlan. Thank you for your dedicated work. Your customer-oriented mindset, resilience and kindness are greatly appreciated.
  • VahnLearning and Development Facilitator
    “I have worked with WorkPlan for about 3 years and I have found their responsiveness to queries and problems that I have encountered along the way to be prompt and knowledgeable. Our consultant has been fantastic providing support when needed and being available to talk or guide us through any issues we may have been experiencing and has been a delight to work with.”
  • David R.Group HR Manager – Manufacturing Sector
    We wanted more than just tick-the-box training. WorkPlan has given us a platform that supports continuous learning and gives managers the tools to coach their teams effectively.
  • Rachael, L&D AdministratorGlobal engineering and operational solutions company, South Australia
    When I was assigned to this project to reorganise our company 300+ job profiles and training requirements, I had no prior knowledge of the learning management system. I would not have been able to complete the project without your ongoing assistance and patience.  A very big Thank you!
  • HelenLeaning Systems Specialist
    I’ve worked with your products and team for some years now and the first word that comes to mind is professionalism.  The products are reliable and user-friendly and the customer service is second to none.  Always so very prompt, friendly and effective.
  • PatriciaManager, Culture and Capability, People and Culture
    I wanted to reach out and personally thank you for your years of exceptional service to us in helping us manage our learning environment. Everyone in our business has always been very complimentary of WorkPlan and the interactions I have had with you have most definitely confirmed their sentiments. We are always grateful for your assistance, guidance and support in helping us to deliver a solution for our staff that meets their learning and development needs.  It is a pleasure working alongside you.
  • JulianSenior Learning Consultant
    I’ve been working as an administrator of WorkPlan LMS’s, across multiple organisations, since 2007 and definitely appreciated the work and effort that WorkPlan puts into their customer service. Their focus on providing timely and clear communication when questions arise, has helped me get the most out of our LMS. WorkPlan are responsive and open and have approached our interactions with a great attitude and a focus on quick problem resolution. Their engagement and consultation when discussing upcoming features and customisations have made me feel valued and has given me a say in shaping our LMS for the future.
  • James T.Learning & Development Lead – Consulting Firm
    The reporting dashboard is excellent. It gives us real insights into learning progress across teams and helps us align training directly to business goals.
  • Sarah L.Compliance Manager, City Council
    WorkPlan Learning has streamlined our inductions and compliance reporting. Our team leaders can now track completions instantly, which has made audits so much easier.
  • BronwynManager, Workforce Capability Unit
    My compliments to Kathleen, Brian and the WorkPlan Team. From the initial building of our Learning Management System to their on-going assistance in optimising its functionality, they have always taken the time to understand our business and provide bespoke solutions that meet our particular needs. They have been a pleasure to work with.
  • JulieSenior Project Administrator
    Workplan created an Induction system for the company where I work as the senior project administrator. I was involved from the start in the creation of the system (over 2 years ago) and find Kathleen an absolute pleasure to work with. Nothing is ever to much trouble with Kathleen even attending meetings, helping with issues & organising her team to assist us whilst she was on a family holiday! I highly recommend using Workplan in business solutions.
  • AmeliaExecutive People & Culture – Community Services Provider
    The ability to blend WorkPlan’s microlearning modules with our own material has transformed how we engage staff. Learning is quicker, easier, and far more relevant.
  • Peter NicholsonLearning Resources Manager, LivCor
    For almost 15 years, WorkPlan have provided reliable support for our online learning and assessment delivery. Throughout this relationship, it has been the helpfulness and expertise of the people who have made it a success. Of all our dealings with IT system technicians, these are and have consistently been the most affable, approachable and courteous people to work with.
  • Peter CrockettFounding Partner, 2Inspire International
    I really appreciate your responsiveness to our needs. A wonderful example of genuine client service.

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