What is to come in 2024?
THE JOURNEY
Welcome to the February issue of 'The Journey', AUSMASA’s
monthly newsletter focusing on Mining and Automotive.
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Thank you for being part of The Journey,
A very warm welcome to 2024. I hope you had a relaxing break.
With 2024 well underway, the AUSMASA team has kicked off the year with a full schedule of collaborative stakeholder activities, events, projects and consultations.
You will no doubt bump into one of the team as we are out and about and guest speaking at key industry events. We will also be running multiple urban, regional and rural roundtables to ensure we can gather as many industry insights as possible, Australia-wide.
We have Strategic Workforce Advisory Panel sessions planned for February, May, August and November. The Strategic Workforce Advisory Panels (SWAP) will continue to unpack the findings from our Workforce Plan.
Our workforce planning team is in full swing as they prepare our 2024 Workforce Plan. Receiving insights from industry is a critical part of this process, and we invite feedback on our Initial Workforce Plan and involvement in our upcoming Workforce Plan Industry Engagement Webinar outlined below. I would strongly encourage you to attend our interactive online webinar session planned for Wednesday, 6 March, to hear about what the data is telling us for the Automotive and Mining industries.
This week, the federal government pledged a $707 million jobs program for remote areas of Australia. This program marks the first major Closing the Gap policy which covers central and western Queensland, as well as most of Western Australia, excluding major cities. The annual Closing the Gap report for 2023 and implementation plan for 2024 was presented by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Parliament. He promised to drive cultural change across all levels of government to help address entrenched Indigenous inequality.
Last year, the other JSC CEOs and I met for the second JSC CEO Network Forum to discuss and support ongoing collaboration in delivering the JSC Program. We shared overviews of our priorities for future cross-JSC collaboration and opportunities to support the qualifications reform agenda. The outcomes of this session are now available in the Meeting of the JSC CEO Network Forum – Communique.
We hope your 2024 is off to a good start. As always, we welcome your feedback, so please reach out if you have any suggestions on how we can work with you. The team and I look forward to connecting with you over the coming months.
Dr Gavin Lind
Chief Executive Officer
Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance
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Upcoming Events
Industry Roundtables
We arrange meetings with industry to receive feedback. We are always eager to learn about the critical areas of concern, shared problems, and challenges that the industry is experiencing. We are delighted to announce that we will conduct two roundtable sessions in March. The topics will range from the AUR training package to industry stewardship.
The key topics for discussion include:
- Is electrification an issue in your area?
- Attraction and retention of staff and feedback on apprentice quality.
- Does the AUR Training Package match the current industry standards?
- Pain points, common issues, and challenges
The roundtable discussion will be led by Michael Rose, Manager Industry Engagement, AUSMASA. Our roundtable will be held at two different locations:
Brisbane: Friday 1 March
Townsville: Monday 4 March
Participation in this event is invitation-only. Want to get involved? Contact media@ausmasa.org.au
Workforce Plan
Webinar
Join us for an interactive discussion and presentation on the key findings from our Workforce Plan: The Future Is Now.
We would appreciate your feedback and insights into what the data is telling us, as well as share your insights into the workforce challenges and skills opportunities in the Automotive and Mining industries to better inform our 2024 Workforce Plan.
Register for the Automotive and/or Mining webinar and share your feedback.
Automotive Workforce Plan
Interactive Webinar
Wednesday 6 March
11 am – 12.30 pm AEDT
Mining Workforce Plan
Interactive Webinar
Wednesday 6 March
2 pm – 3.30 pm AEDT
Consultations
Jobs and Skills Australia Skills Priority List Stakeholder Survey
Jobs and Skills Australia is responsible for leading the annual Skills Priority List (SPL). The SPL is a yearly assessment of the Australian market, providing a detailed overview of occupations that are in shortage in each state and territory, as well as future demands for such occupations.
Submissions close on Friday 23 February 2024.
Top Stories
2024 Australian Apprenticeship Priority List
The Australian Apprenticeships Priority List has recently been updated to include 19 new qualifications. An eligible full-time apprentice may receive up to $10,000 over the duration of their apprenticeship to help with cost of living, while an employer may receive support of up to $15,000.
Changes to the Critical Minerals List
Recently, Australia updated its critical minerals list and created a new strategic materials list. The Australian government has committed to reviewing these lists every three years and may update them to respond to global strategic, technological, economic, and policy changes.
Latest Papers and Reports
NSW Digital Skills and Workforce Compact 2023-30
The Compact focuses on six key areas to enhance our ability to attract, train, recruit, develop, and retain skilled workers. By 2030, the Compact aims to bring about significant changes in the digital landscape, spanning small businesses, major tech companies, and organizations that rely heavily on digital talent. This approach to skills and workforce development is unique to NSW.
Meet the AUSMASA team
Meet Donna Dejkovski - Manager Training Products
Connecting with our Stakeholders
Our CEO, Dr Gavin Lind, enjoyed engaging with staff at the 'Looking to the Future' conference at Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) recently.
Gavin joined a Jobs and Skills Council panel discussion. It was an amazing day, with great feedback from CIT staff, who enjoyed the wealth of knowledge shared by the panellists.
Thank you to CIT for hosting us and we look forward to collaborating with you and your team again in the future.
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