Mining
Strategic Workforce Advisory Panel
The mining Strategic Workforce Advisory Panel (SWAP) brings together collective experience and knowledge from leaders in the mining industry.
Our mining SWAP members play a critical role in informing the work we do, in particular, ensuring workforce needs are captured and accurately represented in the Workforce Plan. The group meets formally on a quarterly basis and regularly communicate and collaborate between sessions.
Members have been carefully selected to ensure we have diverse organisational, gender, role and geographical representation across the mining industry.
Learn more about our Strategic Workforce Advisory Panels.
Mining SWAP Representatives
Amanda Hamilton
Resources Industry Training Council of Western Australia
Ben Lewis
One Key Resources
Elizabeth Gibson
Construction Material Processors Association
Jodie Badcock
Resources and Engineering Skills Alliance
Karolina Szukalska
Minerals Council of Australia
Osama Ali
Product Safety and Compliance, Caterpillar
Robert Petherbridge
TAFE Queensland
Scott Layton
BHP
Shane Roulstone
Australian Workers Union
Stephen Watts
Queensland’s Mining and Energy Union
Tim Westcott
Australian Drilling Industry Association
Troy Cook
Into Work/MAS National
Vanessa Skipworth
Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council
Zane Hughes
Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies
How we chose our SWAP representatives
Our criteria for members of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Panels:
Their organisation operates in and influences the mining sector.
They have demonstrated knowledge and expertise of the mining sector,
They offer workforce insights, and capabilities – current and future environment.
They are key decision-makers within their current organisation.
They have demonstrated previous committee/advisory panel experience.
They also have demonstrated diversity of lived experience in the context of;
Delivery of training packages to a diverse audience
Workforce initiatives focused on breaking down biases.
Their educational or career pathway having taken an unusual course.
Demonstrated balanced reflection of stakeholder views, adjusted for different perspectives.
We are committed to fostering diverse and inclusive participation within our Strategic Workforce Advisory Panels (SWAPs).
Our comprehensive assessment of SWAP representative applications prioritised diverse representation across organisation size (small, medium, large), type (industry, unions, peak bodies, and education providers), and balanced geographical representation across Australia, ensuring a broad geographic perspective.
How do I find out more?
If you are interested in finding out more about SWAPs and how you may be involved, visit Strategic Workforce Advisory Panels.