❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks to understand the skills shortage in the building and construction industry, including specific trades in demand and the extent of the shortfall. The answer identifies trades in demand and provides vacancy numbers but acknowledges difficulty in calculating exact shortfalls.
AnsweredQoN 1718Legislative Council
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In view of the skills shortage in Western Australia, I ask -
(1) What are the trades/ occupational groupings in the building and construction industry that have been identified as being in shortage?
(2) What is the labour shortfall in each trade/ occupational grouping?
(3) How have these trades/occupational groupings been identified?
(1) What are the trades/ occupational groupings in the building and construction industry that have been identified as being in shortage?
(2) What is the labour shortfall in each trade/ occupational grouping?
(3) How have these trades/occupational groupings been identified?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
20 April 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
48 days
(1) A range of trades are associated with building and construction industry. Strong demand has been identified for construction trades and electrical/electronics trades. This includes occupations such as: carpenter/joiner, bricklayer and plumber.
(2) It is not possible to calculate the exact labour shortfall by occupation or by specific industry. The number of advertised job vacancies is one method to determine the level of demand for specific occupations at a point in time.
In February 2010, the Skilled Vacancy Survey undertaken by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations identified the following vacancies in Western Australia:
· 19 vacancies for carpenters/joiners
· 47 vacancies for bricklayers
· 46 vacancies for plumbers.
(3) The Skilled Vacancy Survey was used to identify the number of advertised job vacancies by occupation.
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(2) It is not possible to calculate the exact labour shortfall by occupation or by specific industry. The number of advertised job vacancies is one method to determine the level of demand for specific occupations at a point in time.
In February 2010, the Skilled Vacancy Survey undertaken by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations identified the following vacancies in Western Australia:
· 19 vacancies for carpenters/joiners
· 47 vacancies for bricklayers
· 46 vacancies for plumbers.
(3) The Skilled Vacancy Survey was used to identify the number of advertised job vacancies by occupation.
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