Enabling communities and regions to plan for, develop, attract and retain the skills required to meet local community and industry needs and to act on new opportunities is vital for local and statewide growth.
Actions target community and regional ownership and development of skills. The economic benefits of growth in employment may not spread equally across all regions of Tasmania and certain regions will face significant skill related challenges.
To build on local advantage is to encourage:
- the formation of partnerships between industries, government and community groups within regions to plan for and develop skills;
- opportunities for young people to remain and have careers within their local community; and
- skill formation for the development of opportunities within local areas.
Through the principle of comparative advantage, Tasmania may build local advantage, drive change and develop required skills. For example, a region concentrating on business activities that uses readily available resources, including skills available in the area, creates increased economic efficiency, greater output and specialist skills. Attracting skilled people to a region and investment to business is a likely outcome.
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Skills Tasmania, through regional skills profiles is taking a targeted approach to assessing skill requirements across Tasmania’s regions. Skills Tasmania will also collaborate on targeted programs in regions where there are identified opportunities.
The Australian Innovation Research Centre has introduced to some local regions in Tasmania an instrument to research risk, protective factors and levels of community strength. The Community Assets Survey allows community bodies in partnership to plan for and develop local advantage with a strategic approach. Findings will be utilised by government departments, the community sector and businesses. (20)
(20) Australian Innovation Research Centre (AIRC) - Community Assets Survey |
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Professor David Adams, Board of Directors Northern Tasmanian Development
“Local communities that take greater ownership of skills have higher levels of productivity, higher levels of innovation; higher levels of population retention and are able to adapt more quickly to changing industry needs.” |
Performance Measures & Targets:
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Performance measures and targets will be established |
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Tasmanian Skills Strategy
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