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Industry Workforce Plan 2024
Moving Ahead Together
We estimate that the mining and automotive industries will grow by over 72,000 workers nationally in the coming decade, including 31,000 in mining, 10,000 in oil and gas extraction, and 31,000 in the automotive industry.
Our Workforce Plan for 2024 – Moving Ahead Together, incorporates input from industry, unions, governments, registered training organisations, and workforce stakeholders.
The plan addresses workforce and skills shortages, improving diversity, and adopting new technologies to enhance productivity and environmental outcomes are some of the key priorities for the automotive and mining industries.
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Workforce Plan 2024 (PDF 15.05 MB) Executive Summary (PDF 1.39 MB)
Report sections
Industry insights
Sources: ABS Detailed Labour Force Survey (Table EQ06), February 2024 | ABS Table Builder 2021 Census - employment, income and education | ABS Table Builder 2021 Census - employment, income and education.
Key priorities
for both industries
Greater gender diversity
Data from Jobs and Skills Australia shows less than 20% of mining and automotive industry workers are female. A key priority is for both industries is to attract a more diverse workforce, while also tackling workforce shortages.
Improving retention and completion rates
How can RTOs and industry find ways to support higher completion rates in mining and automotive apprenticeships and traineeships?
Skills mapping
We want to know more about the current skills landscape in the automotive and mining sectors. What are the key roles? What skills will be required in the future? We plan to deep dive into the data.
Automotive industry
Adapting to new technologies
The automotive industry is adapting to a new wave of technologies, from Electric Vehicles (EVs) to autonomous driving systems. Industry will require a new generation of workforce skills and we are reviewing our training packages to ensure they are up to speed.
No/low enrolment training packages review
We will undertake a project to review the AUM — Automotive Manufacturing), AUR — Automotive Retail, Service and Repair and RII — Resources and Infrastructure Industry (mining) training packages to determine how to boost enrolments.
Understanding Generation Z views
We plan to undertake a research project to understand the perceptions young people have of the automotive industry, so that we can effectively promote career pathways into the sector.
Mining industry
Further insight into employee movements
What makes employees change workplaces or leave the mining industry?
Workplace culture reform
Are mining industry initiatives to improve workplace culture, particularly around bullying and sexual harassment, working?
Critical minerals processing
Are current processing-related qualifications fit for purpose in relation to onshore refining and processing of critical minerals?
