INITIAL WORKFORCE PLAN 2023
A THRIVING MANUFACTURING SECTOR RELIES ON A DYNAMIC, SKILLED WORKFORCE
This excerpt from our Initial Workforce Plan is central to our role as the manufacturing industry’s voice in the skills system. It outlines current and future workforce challenges and charts a path for industry partners to address these challenges in a targeted and cohesive way.
WORKFORCE PROJECTS
Building a defence manufacturing workforce
In Australia, the demand for skilled labour in the manufacturing sector is expected to surge, with suggestions the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine project alone will require 20,000 new skilled jobs.
Better manufacturing apprenticeship outcomes
The Manufacturing Alliance’s Initial Workforce Plan has highlighted concerns about the completion rate of people entering apprenticeships across manufacturing.
Aviation maintenance skills pathways
The Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has made changes to licensing regulations that are likely to impact the skills challenges facing the manufacturing industry.
OUR WORK
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES ARE AS BROAD AND DIVERSE AS AUSTRALIA ITSELF
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