Primarily led by the resources boom, Queensland has enjoyed significant growth rates outperforming the rest of Australia for most of the past decade. More recently with the onset of the GFC and natural disasters, Queensland is faced with the unique challenges of business recovery - one of which is addressing the balance between growth and capacity.
“Building Capacity for Growth” was the theme for the 2011 Manufacturing Skills Conference and speakers addressed the industry’s capacity issues including:
• Skills capacity – what skills are required and where
• Supplier capacity – improve or import
• Capacity constraints – what project owners need from suppliers
• Sustainability capacity – what happens when the work is finished
The speaking agenda was (click on the title to view the presentations):
Workforce Development through Strong Industry Leadership
Gavin Leckenby – General Manager, Employment and Economic Development, Skills Queensland
Skilling for the Future
Jemina Dunn, Manager – Policy and Public Affairs, Australian Industry Group
How Construction Skills Queensland is facilitating the construction industry implementation of Workforce Planning to support the construction phase commencement in the CSG/LNG; mining and general infrastructure sectors
Brett Schimming, CEO, Construction Skills Queensland
Industry responses to skills shortages in Gladstone
Kurt Heidecker, CEO, Gladstone Industry Leadership Group
The importance of industry and school engagement and attracting young people into the manufacturing and engineering sector
Rex Vegt, Director, Atlas Heavy Engineering
Organisational values supporting workforce retention: A case study of Bob Gould Fabrications
Stephen Ross, Gibsons Consulting and Marketing Services
Growing your business through the development of a diverse and inclusive workforce
Joshua Price, Director, Diversity Consulting
Strategies to address the Ageing Workforce
Dr Danica Hooper, People Solutions
Improving people and leadership capacity through the use of world class benchmarking tools
David Matthews, General Manager, Human Resources, Teys Bros (Holdings) Pty Ltd
How Worley Parsons delivers Major Projects through its people
Paul Huizinga, Location Director Northern Operations, Worley Parsons
In its second year, the Awards night once again recognised the young talent rising through the ranks of the manufacturing industry.
Categories winners include:
Manufacturing Apprentice of the year
WINNER: Rob Schrodter
Sponsor: MIGAS Apprentices and Trainees
Manufacturing Trainee of the year
WINNER: Penelope Gardner
Sponsor: Skills Tech Australia
Manufacturing Indigenous Student of the year
WINNER: Laubry Saylor
Sponsor: Torgas Inc
Manufacturing School-based, Apprentice and/or Trainee of the year
WINNER: Peggy Keats
Sponsor: Partec
School of the year
WINNER: Rochedale State High School
Sponsor Atlas Heavy Engineering
Manufacturing VET Teacher/Trainer of the year
WINNER: Wayne Tierney
Sponsor: The Bremer Institute of TAFE
Registered Training Organisation of the year
WINNER: The Bremer Institute of TAFE
Sponsor: AMWU
Small-medium employer of the year
WINNER: Paytons Kitchens
Sponsor: Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE
Large employer of the year
WINNER: Queensland Alumina Ltd
Sponsor: Australian Industry Group
Sponsorships and nominations will soon be open for the 2012 Conference. For more information email info@msq.org.au