Skilled workforces are particularly pertinent when we look to capitalise on the opportunities in critical sectors of the future, such as defence and the energy transition.
We know that all WA businesses, whether operating in the resources and construction sector, hospitality or health and community services sectors, continue to face significant challenges getting the skills they need.
A pipeline of appropriately skilled workers is necessary to ensure employers have the skills they need to deliver the current and future projects and services that will underpin our future economic prosperity.
Tackling the skills gap in Western Australia requires the provision of quality education and training programs, which are responsive to industry’s evolving needs.
It also requires a skilled migration program that allows for acute shortages to be filled in a simple and timely matter. This, too, requires sufficient housing stock across the full range of housing.
What we are working for
- Ensuring appropriate levels of employer incentives exist to support business to take on apprentices/trainees.
- Pushing for VET programs to remain relevant to industry, and to provide competition between VET providers – ensuring the highest quality of training possible.
- Improving employment outcomes of people from underrepresented groups, like women and people with a disability.
- Ensuring a less complex and more flexible migration system exists that provides easier and more efficient access to overseas workers to help businesses and, in turn, ensure our economy remains competitive and thrives.
How we’re advocating for you
