Tag: skills-shortage

NSW has provided funding for an extra 1,300 apprentices and trainees across the local government sector.

Torrens University and Legatus Group have released a talent acquisition and retention research paper for regional councils.

Mini qualification courses could be key to addressing the skills shortage in infrastructure.

A national survey of the local government workforce has put a spotlight on a rapidly ageing workforce grappling with a “critical” skills shortage.

Local government professionals are “not well positioned” in new and emerging soft skills, according to a forthcoming national review.

By Craig Donaldson The complex economic environment in Australia and around the world will have a significant impact on public sector chief procurement officers (CPOs) in 2011. Cost management will…

By Angela Dorizas The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) has joined forces with Infrastructure Australia to bridge a gap in the professional development offering for infrastructure professionals. AIM has developed a new…

By Angela Dorizas Government employers face increasing workforce liquidity and returning skills shortages, according to the latest research by a leading recruitment firm. Hudson conducted a survey of 605 government employers and 1690 employees as…

Local government must change the way it operates to cope with myriad future challenges. Angela Dorizas reports. Stable or lower government grants, increased service demands from an ageing population, infrastructure…

By Rob O’Brien Local government is among a number of sectors facing a leadership crisis according to a recent report conducted in Victoria and Tasmania. A survey by the Australian…