Clancy Yeates from Business Day writes that mining businesses need to take a more proactive approach, and train workers to fill their job vacancies, rather than poaching workers from other industries.
[The] rise [in] temporary migration is hardly surprising when unemployment is falling, which it did in the year to June. But it should also be kept in mind when business groups call for higher levels of migration and more public support to meet labour shortages. On top of 457 visas, miners also have access to enterprise migration agreements, a new special visa class that allows the mass importation of skilled workers for the biggest projects. So while training has gone backwards in the epicentre of the boom, miners have more and more options for using skilled workers from overseas.
" /> Clancy Yeates from Business Day writes that mining businesses need to take a more proactive approach, and train workers to fill their job vacancies, rather than poaching workers from other industries.
[The] rise [in] temporary migration is hardly surprising when unemployment is falling, which it did in the year to June. But it should also be kept in mind when business groups call for higher levels of migration and more public support to meet labour shortages. On top of 457 visas, miners also have access to enterprise migration agreements, a new special visa class that allows the mass importation of skilled workers for the biggest projects. So while training has gone backwards in the epicentre of the boom, miners have more and more options for using skilled workers from overseas.
" /> Clancy Yeates: Businesses Need to take the Lead on the Mining Skills Shortage - MINING.COM

Clancy Yeates: Businesses Need to take the Lead on the Mining Skills Shortage

Joanna Gaskell - Education Editor | October 24, 2011 | 6:05 pm Education 

Clancy Yeates from Business Day writes that mining businesses need to take a more proactive approach, and train workers to fill their job vacancies, rather than poaching workers from other industries.

[The] rise [in] temporary migration is hardly surprising when unemployment is falling, which it did in the year to June. But it should also be kept in mind when business groups call for higher levels of migration and more public support to meet labour shortages. On top of 457 visas, miners also have access to enterprise migration agreements, a new special visa class that allows the mass importation of skilled workers for the biggest projects. So while training has gone backwards in the epicentre of the boom, miners have more and more options for using skilled workers from overseas.