paul mallett believes strategies and action are required to build the Tasmanian workforce and match the right number of workers to the known number of job vacancies now and into the future.

Note: This post will be updated as data are analysed and strategies identified.

For the past five years paul have been leading “workforce development” initiatives in Tasmania, particularly in the care economy encompassing sectors such as primary health care (doctors, nurses and allied health professionals), aged care (both residential and home care workers), and disability (allied health and support workers required by the growth in the National Disability Insurance Scheme). All the data is pointing to current and worsening workforce shortages across the majority of sectors in our economy. Urgent attention is required to attract, train, and retain the workforces required for Tasmania to function optimally.

Po: Can investment in “grow our own” workforce strategies in our cities and regions seek to support people into training and jobs that match the workforce shortages?

Po: Where workforce gaps remain despite local “grow out own” initiatives being in place, should immigration be considered to address the workforce gaps?