SKILLS NEEDED IN THE WORKFORCE

The Australian Government contracted the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Inc (CME), in partnership with the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), to conduct a project examining the current and future skills needs of the mining industry. 

The final project reports were prepared by the National Institute for Labour Studies (Flinders University), the National Centre for Vocational Education Research and the Centre for Population and Urban Research (Monash University) and undertook research to investigate the industry’s:

• labour force outlook
• barriers to apprenticeships; and
• skilled migration

The Labour Force Outlook in the Minerals Resources Sector: 2005 to 2015

Addressing barriers to employment and training of traditional trade apprentices in the Australian mining industry                    

Brain Drain, Brain Gain: Accessing the Required Skills

In addition MCA has undertaken a marketing and branding project to attract and retain skilled workers for the industry.

CME has successfully completed a study of the impacts on employment arrangements of FIFO (fly in, fly out) operations.

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Links

Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Inc (CME)

http://www.education.cmewa.com

Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)

http://www.minerals.org.au

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)

http://www.ncver.edu.au

National Institute for Labour Studies

http://www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/nils

Centre for Population and Urban Research

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/cpur

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