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Career Advice Australia Peter Morris Regional
Industry Career Adviser SELLEN Network Event
August 2009
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Performance Indicators
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International growth forecasts
Source International Monetary Fund (IMF)
forecasts at January 2009.
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Most economists forecast the unemployment
rate to hit 6 per cent by the end of 2009

• ANZ forecasts are calendar year averages
• NAB forecasts end of quarter
• Treasury GDP forecasts are end June quarter
• Access Economics forecasts for 2009 are end of
  quarter and for 2010, year average.

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Demand for higher level qualifications
60
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Only 30 of the population currently have these
qualifications
In future over 60 of jobs will require technical
or vocational qualifications
Federal Government plan is to provide 450,000
additional training places over 4 years most at
Cert 111 or above level
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LABOUR POOL (2001) Access Economics
170,000 each year
125,000 10 years (2020-30)
Unemployment rate 5.8 Participation
rate 65.3 As at July 2009
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5 most important NICS areasidentified in RICA
research investigations

• Community Services Health
• Construction Property Services
  
• Government Community Safety
• Manufacturing
• Transport Logistics
• Service Industry
• Resources Infrastructure
• Agriculture Food
• Electro Communications Energy
• Innovation Business

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Ageing Workforce

• Employed Persons by Age by Industry
• August 2007
• CSH - 46 are 45 Years (Problems)
• Government Safety 45 are 45 Years
  (Problems)
• Transport Logistics 44 are 45 Years
  (Problems)
• Manufacturing 39 are 45 Years (Concerns)
• Property Business Services 37 are 45 Years
  (0K)
• Construction 33 are 45 Years (OK)
• Services 26 are 45 Years (OK)

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What industries do we work in?
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What industries do we work in?
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What industries do we work in?
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What industries do we work in?
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Dandenong, Casey CardiniaOccupation of
employment
By place of work By place of residence
2006 Census
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Predicted share of employment by industry change
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Examples of persistent skills shortages

• Trades (all manufacturing) Years of shortage
• Metal Machinist 9
• Toolmaker 10
• Pressure Welder/Welder 9
• Sheetmetal Worker 10
• Motor Mechanic 10
• Auto Electrician 10
• Panel Beater 9
• Vehicle Painter 10
• Airconditioning Mechanic 9
• Source List of national shortages 1982-2007
  produced by the Department of Education,
  Employment Workplace Relations and its
  predecessors Skilling Australia for the future
  2007 Election policy document Australian Labor
  Party

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Examples of persistent skills shortages

• Professional (mostly Health Community Services)
  Years of shortage
• Computer Professional
  10
• Registered Nurse 10
• Registered Midwife 10
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
  10
• Pharmacist 10
• Physiotherapist 9
• Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
  10
• Sonographer
  10
• Child Care Coordinator 10
• Child Care Worker 8
• Source List of national shortages 1982-2007
  produced by the Department of Education,
  Employment Workplace Relations and its
  predecessors Skilling Australia for the future
  2007 Election policy document Australian Labor
  Party

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Future but also NOW

• Ability to multi task
• Comfortable working with IT
• Ability to work in a team (emphasis on diversity)
• Understanding of environmental sustainability
  issues in W/P
• Ability to problem solve - creativity
  innovation
• Initiative
• Fundamental mathematical science skills

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