Family and sexual violence capability frameworks

In partnership with the family and sexual violence sectors, the Victorian Government is releasing three capability frameworks to support workers across the service system understand the knowledge and skills they need to prevent and respond to family and sexual violence safely and effectively.

The Responding to Family Violence and Preventing Family and Gendered Based Violence Capability Frameworks are being redeveloped and updated since their original release in 2017. To accompany these to frameworks is a newly developed Responding to Sexual Assault and Harmful Behaviours Capability Framework specifically for the specialist sexual assault workforce.

The capability frameworks can be used by workers and organisations for a range of purposes, including:

• informing workforce development activities and organisational planning
• shaping and informing training, professional development programs and qualifications
• enhancing career planning and performance assessment and management
• supporting a better understanding of family and sexual violence across workforces
• improving cross-sector collaboration.

The three capability frameworks are separate yet complimentary documents, uniquely tailored to their intended workforces. They have been developed with recognition of the intersecting and overlapping nature of family and sexual violence, and the similarities and differences in the knowledge and skills required for safe and effective prevention and response.

Prevention of Family Violence and Violence Against Women Capability Framework

The capability frameworks relates to all people playing a role in preventing family violence and violence against women