BETTER CONNECTIONS BETTER OUTCOMES

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BETTER CONNECTIONS BETTER OUTCOMES

• IMPROVING LABOUR MARKET EFFECTIVENESS
• North West Tasmania
• 13 October 2006

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Origins of the workshops

• DEWR undertakes a range of research and analysis
  of labour supply and skill shortages
• DEWR, with other Government agencies, is looking
  at how to address Australias labour supply and
  skill shortages
• Run a series of workshops to share information
  and ideas

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Objective of the workshops

• Improve Labour Market Effectiveness by
• Developing an action plan to be used by local
  organisations in addressing
• labour supply and skill shortages
• increasing labour market participation by
  specific groups of people
• establishing and further developing linkages
  between relevant organisations

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Agenda

• Tea and Coffee on arrival
• Welcome and Introductions (breakfast served)
• Local labour market statistics presentation
• Guest Speaker Derek Bendall, Project Manager
  Matal Engineering skills shortage project
• Workshop 1 Identify local issues
• Morning tea break
• Workshop 2 Developing Action Plan
• Drawing it together
• Closing remarks

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North West Tasmania
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North West Tasmania - Profile

• Working Age Population (15-64) 71,800
• Unemployment Rate 8.1 vs 6.5 for Tas.
• Education
• 33.8 of the population completed post school
  qualifications compared with 38.3 for the state
• 9.0 of the population completed a degree or
  higher compared with 15.3 for the state
• Diversity
• 8.9 of the population were born overseas
  compared with 13.3 for the state
• 3.3 of the population were born overseas in a
  non-English main speaking country compared with
  5.6 for the state
• 3.8 of the population identified as Indigenous

Source ABS Labour Force Survey, August 2006
DEWR Small Area Labour Markets June 2006 Survey
of Education and Work, May 2005 2001 Census
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Workforce Tomorrow 2005-2010

• The impact of Workforce Ageing in Australia is
  the equivalent to a shortfall of 195,000 workers.
• Shortfall in Australia by industry
• Retail Trade 22,100
• Manufacturing 45,400
• Agriculture, Forestry Fishing 8,000
• Health and Community Services 8,000

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North West TasmaniaSkills in Demand Survey

• 203 employers surveyed from 10 industries.
• Employers reported 521 vacancies over the last 12
  months
• 50 of recruiting employers had difficulty
  filling vacancies.
• 13 of vacancies remained unfilled.
• Recruitment difficulties were most prominent in
  the Construction and Manufacturing industries and
  among employers recruiting Professionals or
  Tradespersons.

Source DEWR, North West Tasmania Skills in
Demand Survey, September 2006
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Source DEWR, North West Tasmania Skills in
Demand Survey, September 2006
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Occupations difficult to fill

• Trades
• Metal Fitters and Machinists
• Structural Steel and Welding Tradespersons
• Sheet metal Tradespersons
• Carpentry and Joinery Tradespersons
• Motor Mechanics
• Plumbers
• Electricians
• Labourers and Plant Operators
• Truck Drivers
• Production Machine Operators
• Home Improvements Installers

Professionals Registered Nurses Miscellaneous
Health Professionals Civil Engineers Generalist
Medical Practitioners Clerical, Sales and
Service Workers Sales Representatives Sales
Assistants Production Recording Clerks
Source DEWR, North West Tasmania Skills in
Demand Survey, September 2006
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Source DEWR, North West Tasmania Skills in
Demand Survey, September 2006
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Recruitment Expectations

• 36 of employers surveyed anticipate employment
  growth in their business in the next 12 months.
• 48 of businesses surveyed expect to recruit in
  the next 12 months.
• 42 of employers who anticipate the need to
  recruit in the next 12 months, expect to have
  difficulty recruiting.

Source DEWR, North West Tasmania Skills in
Demand Survey, September 2006
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Summary

• Relatively high unemployment in the region.
• A high proportion of the Working Age Population
  in receipt of a Centrelink allowance.
• Most difficulty reported in highly skilled
  occupations with some lower skilled job
  opportunities.
• Reasons relating to experience and skills of
  jobseekers were identified as the major reasons
  for job seekers being unsuitable for lower
  skilled jobs.
• Employment outcomes can be improved by taking
  advantage of a high degree of support for
  apprenticeships, work experience and development
  opportunities.

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Mature Age Employment and Workplace Strategy
(MAEWS)

• North West Tasmania the 2006/2007 MAEWS region
• The Strategy aims to increase workforce
  participation by mature aged Australians

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MAEWS - continued

• There are four elements in the package. Two for
  job seekers and one for employers
• Job Seekers
• Jobwise Outreach workshops
• Job seeker self-help groups
• Employers
• Wise Workforce workshops
• Mature Age Industry Strategy
• Further details are available at the Jobwise
  website www.jobwise.gov.au

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Upcoming activities and those already established
and underway
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Range of DEWR Programmes

• Job Network
• Job Placement
• Community Work Coordinators
• Voluntary Work Initiatives
• Green Corps
• New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
• Employment Preparation
• National Harvest Labour Information Service
• Personal Support Programme

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Developing a local action plan

• Focus on practical actions for each issue being
  addressed
• Identify stakeholders and linkages

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Evaluation strategy

• Workshop evaluation to be filled out today
• Follow up survey of participants to assess
  specific actions/strategies undertaken
• Longer term data analysis to assess measurable
  items and analysis of qualitative information
  relating directly to each workshop

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Finish

• Thank you