Title: BETTER CONNECTIONS
1BETTER CONNECTIONS BETTER OUTCOMES
- IMPROVING LABOUR MARKET EFFECTIVENESS
- Townsville - August 2005
2Agenda
- 1.00pm Lunch
- 1.30pm Welcome and Introductions
- 1.40pm Better Connections presentation
- 2.30pm Identification and discussion of issues
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- 3.30pm Coffee break
- 3.40pm Developing an action plan
- 4.30pm Drawing it together
- 4.45pm Close
3Origins 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
4Objective of the workshops
- Improve Labour Market Effectiveness by
- addressing labour supply and skill shortage
issues - increasing labour market participation (target
groups mature aged, single parents, people with
a disability, Indigenous Australians, people from
culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds, youth) - establishing and further developing linkages
between relevant organisations
5Northern-North West Queensland Labour Force Region
6Townsville Employment Service Area
7Population Growth
Source ABS Population projections 2002-2011 (Cat
no 3222.0) Series B
8Indigenous Growth
Source ABS Experimental Projections of ATSI
Australians, 2002 2009 (cat 3238.055.002)
9Total fertility rate Australia 1921-2002
Source ABS, 2002, Births, Australia, catalogue
no. 3301.0.
10Labour force participation rates of employed
women and men by age, 1978-2004
Source ABS, Labour Force, detailed electronic
data release, catalogue no. 6291.0.55.001,
datacube LM8
11Northern-North West Queensland Profile
- Unemployment Rate 4.8 vs 4.7 for the state
- Employment Rate 78.8 vs 76.9 for the state
- Working Age Population 165,400
- Diversity
- 18 of the population born overseas (22 for the
state) - 8 born in a non English speaking country (10
for the state) - 10 of the working age population are Indigenous
- Education
- 36 of the population completed post school
qualifications - compared to 39 for the state
- 11 of the population completed a degree or
higher compared
Source ABS Labour Force Survey 3 Month Averages
to June 2005, ABS Supplementary Labour force
survey 3 month average to May 04, ABS
Supplementary Labour force survey May 03
12Northern-North WestLabour Market Demand
- Industry
- Employment by industry
- Employment by industry vs state
- Projected industry growth
- Employment status by industry
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17Northern-North WestLabour Market Demand
- Occupation
- Employment by occupation
- Projected occupation growth
- Employment status by occupation
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21Townsville ESA Labour Market Demand
- Skill Shortages
- Vacancies filled by occupation
- Difficulty filling vacancies
- Applicant suitability
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26Townsville Labour Market Demand
- All vacancies lodged and filled (Job Network and
Job Placement Organisations) - New Apprenticeship vacancies lodged and filled
(Job Network and Job Placement Organisations) - New Apprenticeship commencements (DEST 2003)
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30TownsvilleLabour Market Supply
- Centrelink Customer Population
- Working age payment recipients
- Centrelink and Job Network populations
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35Upcoming activities and those already established
and underway
- Strong demand in construction industry
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- Upgrades to Lavarack Barracks and RAAF Base
Townsville - Expansion of the Yabulu Nickel Refinery
- Jetstar establishing services to Townsville
- Flow on from mining industry
36Range of DEWR Programmes
- Job Network
- Employment Innovation Fund
- Job Placement
- Community Work Coordinators
- Voluntary Work Initiatives
- Green Corps
- New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
- Transition to Work
- National Harvest Labour Information Service
37Possible issues for consideration
- Local labour force issues
- How to better engage those not currently
participating in the workforce, including
Indigenous job seekers - How to increase local skill sets to meet labour
and skill shortages - How to engage employers and industry to increase
the participation of parents, people with a
disability, mature aged and very long-term
unemployed and Indigenous job seekers? - How can employment service providers make better
linkages and increase the placement of job
seekers into New Apprenticeships? - How do providers better engage with industry and
employers to take advantage of opportunities in
the region (eg expansion of Yabulu nickel
refinery, increased activity in building and
construction)
38Developing a local action plan
- Focus on practical actions
- Identify stakeholders and linkages
39Evaluation 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
40Finish