Resource Channel News and Events

NZ Herald: Oz Projects fuel demand for Workers

Australian oil and gas projects are creating an increasing need for skilled labour, says the managing director of The Resource Channel, Jody Elliott. Read more here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10871530

Federal Senator in support of South Australia FIFO Hub Model

The Resource Channel - Border Watch - p3 - 070612.pdf

Nick Xenophon throws his support behind the FIFO Model to be piloted in South Australia.

New FIFO Hub Model to be Piloted in South Australia

The Resource Channel FIFO Hub Press Release.pdf

See an update on how the Model will work here: http://www.theresourcechannel.com.au/blog/how-will-south-australian-fifo-model-pilot-work.

LNG industry combines to tackle skills shortage

AGT Careers & Training Release.pdf

The Australian Gas Technology Conference & Exhibition (AGT) has joined forces with leading oil and gas employers, training bodies and universities to address the shortfall of 36,000 workers required to construct and operate the planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Australia.

The Problem with Australia's Skill Development Efforts

The Problem with Australia's Skill Development Efforts.pdf

What is Australia doing about addressing the skills demand? If the 100 or so media articles which appear each month citing ‘the skills shortage’ are to be believed, the answer is ‘lots’. The issue, however, is how much of this work is being translated to the average Australian seeking an opportunity in the ‘land of promise’.

Skilled worker shortage to be more accute as other countries undergo own mining booms

ABC Radio - Babs McHugh speaks with Director of The Resource Channel, Jody Elliott, about the challenge of securing new mining workers as other countries ramp up their own operations

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rural/resource/201201/r882802_8761919.mp3

The World may not be Enough

Media Release - World May Not Be Big Enough - Jan 2012 Final.pdf

An aging technical workforce and significant competition from other resource developing countries poses a real threat to Australia’s plans to have the workforce required to fuel the country’s massive resource sector expansion, according to a new study.

In joint research undertaken by leading employment news website for the Australian resource sector, The Resource Channel and communications and marketing specialists, Marketforce, most of the countries Australia typically sources from are also experiencing, or expecting to experience, significant skills shortages.