To ensure industry has the supply of skills required to meet business objectives, Tasmania must reduce the impact of current, and prevent future, skill shortages. Skill shortage constrains business output, investment and innovation.
The core business of Skills Tasmania is to meet the need of industry for skills training. It is generally recognised that to achieve an integrated and aligned approach Tasmania must look to industry leadership and build strong partnerships that will connect schools, higher education providers, the training sector, community and volunteer organisations and all levels of government.
A strong partnership between government, industry and service providers (to identify employment and skills agendas) allows the development of priority areas and targeted training. Working closely with education and training sectors encourages a closer match of an individual’s qualifications to an employer’s skill needs.
Retention from Years 10 to 12 and increasing the proportion of the Tasmanian population with post secondary qualifications will go some way to appropriately filling the growing number of jobs in the future that will require skills at Certificate 111 and above.
Qualifications and Skills for Tasmania Tomorrow encourages the acquisition of post secondary and training qualifications. The initiative will provide the skills needed to participate in work and community by bringing together education, training and employers.
Other opportunities for Tasmania to meet industry demand for skills are:
- raising the skill level of existing workers through provision of training in the workplace;
- improving credit transfer strategies between Vocational Education and Training and higher education; and
- skill development and further education options through community based learning.
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Skills Tasmania will continue to asses industry demand for skills through industry and regional skills analysis, assessing capability through Industry Association Profiles and identifying priority industry sectors. Skills Tasmania will also pilot programs, such as the Productivity through Partnerships initiative which pilots a new way of funding training.
The Productivity Places Program funds the delivery of a range of qualifications from Certificate III to Advanced Diploma level to existing workers. Skills shortages, which have a serious impact on Tasmania’s productive capabilities, are the focus of this program. Primarily, the existing worker component of the program promotes the acquisition of higher level qualifications. |
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Simon Cocker, Secretary Unions Tasmania
“By understanding and meeting the skills needs of Tasmanian employers we can boost our productivity and production and drive improved wage outcomes for Tasmanian workers.” |
Performance Measures & Targets:
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Increase the number of Vocational Education and Training qualifications completed each year
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| Current (2006): |
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9100 |
| 2010: |
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10,500 |
| 2015: |
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11,800 |
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Increase the proportion of Tasmanian (15 – 64) enrolled in Vocational Education and Training (public system)
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| Current (2007): |
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13.3% |
| 2010: |
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14.6% |
| 2015: |
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16% |
Activity in this area:
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Tasmanian Skills Strategy
Increase Participation in Work and Community
