This report examines the nexus between the demand for infrastructure delivery and the shortage of appropriate engineering and related employment skills in Australia.

A critical skills shortage has developed which threatens the ability of the agricultural sector to continue to grow and meet increasing global demand for food and fibre.On 19 September 2011 the Senate referred the following matters to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee for inquiry and report by 1 March 2012: All...

The cultural sector and its workforce are often positioned as economic drivers, and important themes within this discourse have included relationships between the cultural sector and human capital, urban regeneration, community engagement, branding, and image. This paper, the second in a series that examine specific elements of creative work, considers spatiality with specific reference to...

The issue of skills shortages in South East NSW affects business activity, consumer costs and other important community factors, such as health and education services. A review of the most recent literature on skill shortages in Australia may help to refine the nature and extent of the problem, and to focus on responses. In turn...

This report presents the key findings, recommendations and guidelines for recruiting, employing and working with bilingual staff.