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Bron; Perthnow
THE State Government and representatives from various business groups will head to the UK and Ireland to recruit much-needed workers for WA.
Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier today revealed the overseas trip as part of a plan to poach workers for WA, which is facing a 150,000-worker shortfall by 2017.
Much of that demand is being driven by the resources sector, which Mr Collier said will in turn place pressure on the state’s other sectors such as hospitality.
“While the Government’s top priority is to ensure that jobs are filled from within WA, this alone will not be enough and targeted migration will be essential to boost our skilled labour needs,” Mr Collier said.
“Our goal is to explore all options for not just increasing the participation of our local population, but also adding to the labour pool by attracting skilled workers from overseas and other parts of Australia.”
A number of business groups will join Mr Collier for the 10-day trip including the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Australian Hotels Association, Motor Trades Association and Civil Contractors Federation.
“We will be making presentations at a range of migration-related events in Leeds, Aberdeen, Dublin and London to promote WA’s attributes to potential skilled migrants,” Mr Collier said.
“I will also be meeting with representatives from the UK and Irish governments, as well as key industry and training organisations to better understand their training and workforce development systems.”
The announcement of the trip comes as the State Government today launched a website portal for overseas people keen to work in WA.
Mr Collier said the portal had been developed as a single web-based point of entry for accurate and current information on skilled migration.
“It includes access to information on living and working in WA, migration pathways and visas, opportunities for State Sponsorship, the WA Skilled Migration Occupation List and links to other useful sites, such as the Federal Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Tourism WA, and the Small Business Development Corporation,” he said.
“It is targeted at people who are thinking about emigrating from their country of residence, and employers who are considering using skilled migration as a workforce development strategy to meet their skill needs.
The portal can be found at www.migration.wa.gov.au.
Bron; Perthnow
Misschien handig voor toekomstige/wannabe emigranten om even een tripje naar de UK te boeken?
Bart
THE State Government and representatives from various business groups will head to the UK and Ireland to recruit much-needed workers for WA.
Training and Workforce Development Minister Peter Collier today revealed the overseas trip as part of a plan to poach workers for WA, which is facing a 150,000-worker shortfall by 2017.
Much of that demand is being driven by the resources sector, which Mr Collier said will in turn place pressure on the state’s other sectors such as hospitality.
“While the Government’s top priority is to ensure that jobs are filled from within WA, this alone will not be enough and targeted migration will be essential to boost our skilled labour needs,” Mr Collier said.
“Our goal is to explore all options for not just increasing the participation of our local population, but also adding to the labour pool by attracting skilled workers from overseas and other parts of Australia.”
A number of business groups will join Mr Collier for the 10-day trip including the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Australian Hotels Association, Motor Trades Association and Civil Contractors Federation.
“We will be making presentations at a range of migration-related events in Leeds, Aberdeen, Dublin and London to promote WA’s attributes to potential skilled migrants,” Mr Collier said.
“I will also be meeting with representatives from the UK and Irish governments, as well as key industry and training organisations to better understand their training and workforce development systems.”
The announcement of the trip comes as the State Government today launched a website portal for overseas people keen to work in WA.
Mr Collier said the portal had been developed as a single web-based point of entry for accurate and current information on skilled migration.
“It includes access to information on living and working in WA, migration pathways and visas, opportunities for State Sponsorship, the WA Skilled Migration Occupation List and links to other useful sites, such as the Federal Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Tourism WA, and the Small Business Development Corporation,” he said.
“It is targeted at people who are thinking about emigrating from their country of residence, and employers who are considering using skilled migration as a workforce development strategy to meet their skill needs.
The portal can be found at www.migration.wa.gov.au.
Bron; Perthnow
Misschien handig voor toekomstige/wannabe emigranten om even een tripje naar de UK te boeken?
Bart