Edition 44, May 2007

Marine forum explores solutions to skills shortage

A marine industry skills forum to be held in Brisbane by the National Marine Safety Committee on 10th and 11th July will allow the industry to provide input on strategies to tackle the sector's skills shortage.

The Marine Competencies Industry Forum will bring together representatives from the commercial and recreational maritime sectors, training and government to define the problems and develop plans to meet skills requirements.

The marine industry is diverse and is made up of several sectors, each with its own particular skills base and needs. In response to this, forum attendees will be able to choose from three streamed workshops to match their area of interest.

On Tuesday 10 July, the plenary session will focus on defining key skills issues, and the workshops will feature the Australian Marine Industry Federation's strategy, sea time requirements, and the process of developing competencies to match industry needs.

National Marine Safety Committee representatives will outline a project to implement the training and licensing policy directions of the Council of Australian Governments' communique to help overcome the skills shortage. This will change the way the skills shortage is addressed by adopting a national approach towards apprenticeships, training and skills recognition.

Wednesday 11 July deals with how to meet skills requirements with industry leaders to address the needs of the seafood, engineering, charter vessel, trading, boat building and repairs sectors. Workshops will aim to identify strategies to overcome skills barriers in commercial vessel operations, boat building and engineering.

For registration forms and further information visit www.nmsc.gov.au.

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