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REGIONAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND JOBS PLAN

QUEENSLAND ndash MACKAY WHITSUNDAY

2012 ndash 2014JULY 2013

This plan was first published in July 2012 This is the July 2013 editionDetails in this report are correct at time of draftingThis report can be found at the Regional Education Skills and Jobs webpage (wwwdeewrgovauresj) or the My Region website (wwwmyregiongovau)

For more information about this plan please contactThe Office of Regional Education Skills and JobsGPO Box 9880 Canberra ACT 2601 Email oresjdeewrgovau

ISBN978-0-642-78653-1 [PDF]978-0-642-78654-8 [DOCX]

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 30 Australia licence (httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby30au)

The details of the relevant licence conditions (httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby30aulegalcode) are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 30 AU licence

The document must be attributed as the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan 2012-14 ndash Mackay Whitsunday

Disclaimer about data used in this planData used in the development of this plan comes from a variety of sources and was correct at time of drafting This document should not be used as a data source as data referred to may have been updated or reformulated since the publication of the plan Refer to primary sources for confirmation of data

Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan ndash Mackay Whitsunday

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CONTENTSRegional Education Skills and Jobs Plans4

Strategies4

Community engagement4

Implementation4

Executive summary5

Characteristics of the region7

Population7

Early childhood education and care7

School education8

Tertiary education and training9

Jobs skills and workforce development10

Other characteristics11

Issues goals and strategies13

Issue 1 Adequate and affordable early childhood education and care places to meet demand and improve childhood development results in the Mackay Whitsunday region14

Issue 2 Economic participation levels of disadvantaged groups including those with disability youth the long term unemployed and Indigenous Australians15

Issue 3 A workforce development strategy is required to meet the needs of the resources boom and address skills shortages in other sectors as a result of people being attracted to the resources sector

17

Appendices18

Appendix A mdash Stakeholders18

Appendix B mdash Existing related plans and strategies19

Abbreviations21

REGIONAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND JOBS PLANSThe Australian Government announced the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans initiative in the 2011ndash12 Budget as part of the Building Australiarsquos Future Workforce package The initiative addresses four key areas of the Australian Governmentrsquos productivity and social inclusion agendas early childhood education and care Year 12 attainment participation in vocational and higher education and local job opportunities

The Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has deployed 34 Regional Education Skills and Jobs (RESJ) Coordinators to work with local stakeholders to develop Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans for the 46 Regional Development Australia (RDA) areas that cover non-metropolitan Australia

The plans present locally identified opportunities and challenges and outline local strategies to improve education skills and jobs outcomes in regional Australia

For more information including the contact details of your local RESJ Coordinator please refer to the Regional Education Skills and Jobs webpage at wwwdeewrgovauresj

StrategiesEach plan reflects community priorities and includes goals and local strategies to achieve the communityrsquos objectives based on four key themes early childhood education and care school education tertiary education and training and jobs skills and workforce development

The plans build on the range of services and programs already offered by DEEWR and the strategies draw on the programs of other government agencies and the opportunities arising from major local projects

Community engagementThe plans were developed by RESJ Coordinators with close community engagement and include views from young people parents employers educators service providers peak bodies community leaders government organisations and agencies and other interested individuals and organisations The plans draw strongly upon existing strategic plans in each region including the local RDA regional plan

DEEWR acknowledges the traditional owners of the Mackay Whitsunday RDA region and their elders past and present recognising their continuing connection to country This plan strives to build and harness mutually respectful relationships and reflect community priorities in education skills and jobs development for the region

ImplementationThe RESJ Coordinator on behalf of DEEWR will oversee the implementation of the strategies and promote and coordinate linkages between the government agencies providers and stakeholders involved in this planrsquos implementation

Progress towards achieving the goals within each plan will be closely monitored while stakeholders will be kept informed through participation in plan strategies

This edition incorporates strategies that respond to changes in local circumstances identified through continuing community input or changing government priorities in regional Australia as well as access to new data The plans continue to be living and responsive documents that will be revisited throughout their implementation to June 2014


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Mackay Whitsunday region of Queensland is covered by three Local Government Areas Mackay Regional Council Whitsunday Regional Council and Isaac Regional Council The region is located in Central Queensland and is a fast-growing and vibrant area The city of Mackay is the main centre of population and the region also encompasses the tourism destinations of Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands fertile agricultural land around Proserpine Sarina and Bowen as well as the resource-rich towns of Moranbah Dysart Nebo and Middlemount Communities in all these areas were visited and consulted as part of the formulation of the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan for the Mackay Whitsunday RDA region

A comprehensive environmental scan and community consultation have been carried out to identify the key education skills and jobs challenges for the region The challenges include

adequate and affordable early childhood education and care places to meet demand and improve childhood development results in the Mackay Whitsunday region

economic participation levels of disadvantaged groups including those with disability youth the long-term unemployed and Indigenous Australians

increased accessibility of education and training facilities

workforce development to meet the needs of the resources boom and skills shortages in industry and service sectors as a result of people being attracted to the resource sector

The key goals of this RESJ Plan are to

contribute to increasing the availability and flexibility of early childhood education and care and beforeafter school care places to support higher adult participation in the workforce

improve coordination of services within communities to promote social inclusion of marginalised Australians (including but not limited to Indigenous Australians people with disability and young people)

improve opportunities for young people to engage in education training and employment

create opportunities for improved service delivery of vocational education and training in the region

work in partnership with Australian state and local governments and communities to develop a workforce development strategy for Central Queensland

The region has an RDA Committee with a broad plan including education skills and employment opportunities This RESJ Plan complements the existing goals and strategies in the RDA plan


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Some outcomes achieved by the RESJ Coordinator working with local stakeholders include

Improving linkages between schools and industry to encourage increased take-up of vocational study This has included holding a forum where three local State High Schools met with employers participating in the Whitsunday Industrial Workforce Development Strategy which aims to meet the expected workforce demand from the Galilee Basin and Abbot Point development As a result of this Melco Engineering has placed peer support mentors in the three high schools In addition current apprentices have visited the high schools to provide students currently studying vocational engineering subjects with peer guidance and a realistic view of employer expectations

Facilitating a forum of local coordinators in the region to increase awareness and understanding of the different role of local coordinators broaden the perspectives relating to the challenges and opportunities within the region and commit to continue formal collaboration One of the opportunities identified was the necessity for collaboration between employment service providers and the local stakeholders As a result an additional forum will be held to allow local employment service providers to engage with the community and provide advice regarding the various services assistance available

Co-facilitating the Mackay Jobs and Information Workshop for Queensland Workers which provided 17 redundant Queensland Government employees with an overview of the recruitment industry and local labour market services and benefits available from the Department of Human Services and professional recruitment advice from the local Jobs Services Australia provider

Promoting the National Workforce Development Fund (NWDF) to an economic development and marketing agency in the Whitsunday region which resulted in 15 business owners and managers completing a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment This will support the regionrsquos business growth enhance service levels equip managers to train and support other staff and develop a training culture within the organisation

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGIONThis section sets out the characteristics of the region identified through a comprehensive environmental scan and local consultations The information detailed in this section is not exhaustive of the characteristics of the region but provides an overview and insight to some of the challenges facing the region

To guide the RESJ Coordinatorrsquos identification of issues and engagement with the community various data sets have supported the development of this plan Data used in the development of this plan was sourced from DEEWR the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other relevant sources Data referred to may have been reformulated and was correct at time of drafting Different data sets are refreshed at different intervals for example unemployment rates are updated monthly for national and stateterritory figures and quarterly for regions

PopulationThe Mackay Whitsunday region is located in Central Queensland and includes the popular tourist destinations of the Whitsunday island group the city of Mackay the agricultural areas surrounding Bowen Proserpine and Sarina as well as the resource-rich Isaac Shire It covers 52 per cent of Queensland

At the time of the 2011 Census 41 per cent of the population in the region identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin and 119 per cent stated that they were born overseas

The Queensland Office of Economic and Statistical Researchrsquos population estimates calculated in 2010 show that the regionrsquos population is growing In 2011 the estimated resident population was 171297 people projected to reach 279818 in 2031 The growth rate for the region was 11 per cent between 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011 Growth in Mackay was 15 per cent accounting for 774 per cent of all growth in the region The Whitsunday region had 07 per cent growth and the fastest-growing Local Government Area (LGA) was Isaac with 19 per cent Overall growth for Queensland during the same period was also 11 per cent At June 2011 the median age was 358 years in Mackay 376 years in Whitsunday and 315 years in Isaac

Early childhood education and careThe Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) measures young childrenrsquos development across five domains physical health and well-being social competence emotional maturity school-based language and cognitive skills and general knowledge 2009 AEDI data indicated at a national level 236 per cent of children were vulnerable on one or more domain and 118 per cent were vulnerable on two or more domains The AEDI found the communities of Belyando Broadsound Mirani and Nebo had the lowest proportions of vulnerable children for the region less than the national rates on both measures However the AEDI communities of Bowen Mackay and Whitsunday had the highest proportions of vulnerable childrenmdashmore than the national averages on at least two of the domains


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According to the Department of Education Training and Employment (Qld) the Mackay Whitsunday region has 63 providers of early childhood education and child care and 10 providers of school-age care indicating a need to increase providers in this area to meet demand and increase assistance to people with primary-school aged children who participate in the workforce Early childhood education and care providers in the area may benefit from access to DEEWR Recognition of Prior Learning Assessment Tools and Grants to up-skill their existing staff thus increasing the number of qualified staff in the region

School educationThe Mackay Whitsunday region is generally well serviced by schools with 715 per cent of students attending government schools and 285 per cent attending private educational facilities according to the 2011 Census This comprised 15373 primary school students and 9308 high school students indicating that demand for high school education will increase over the coming years

The 2011 Census found that 467 per cent of people residing in the region had completed Year 11 or 12 (or equivalent) compared to 553 per cent for the whole of Queensland This indicates there may be opportunities to improve the retention of students in senior secondary schooling and to increase access to Certificate II level and above vocational training

The Smarter Schools National Partnership Agreement on Low Socio-economic Status School Communities aims to transform the way schooling takes place in participating schools and addresses the complex challenges facing students in disadvantaged communities This is a joint initiative between the Australian Government the Queensland Department of Education the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of Queensland

Participating schools in Mackay Whitsunday are Bowen State High School Collinsville State High School St John Boscorsquos School and St Maryrsquos School These schools are funded to explore innovative measures to improve learning outcomes for students from disadvantaged backgrounds Central to these activities are partnerships with parents other schools and businesses

The Australian Government is providing $2439 million for the new Smarter Schools National Partnership on Improving Literacy and Numeracy (ILNNP) to support participating schools during the 2013 school year The ILNNP aims to improve the outcomes of students including students from disadvantaged backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are falling behind in literacy and numeracy It will sustain the momentum of the initial Literacy Numeracy National Partnership (which concluded in December 2012) and support states and territories to expand the implementation of proven effective literacy and numeracy strategies in schools where under-performance persists

Participating schools are being finalised with stateterritory and non-government education authorities

The new ILNNP will also support the ongoing expansion of the Teach Learn Share Evidence Base which is becoming a valuable online repository providing a national platform for educators to share their effective approaches to literacy and numeracy teaching and learning

Tertiary education and trainingThe main provider of tertiary vocational education in the region is the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE (CQ TAFE) CQ TAFE has a large campus in Mackay and a campus in Moranbah The campuses offer a range of courses and have facilities such as construction and engineering workshops training restaurants and hairdressing salons There are providers who specialise in specific training for the resources sector

Central Queensland University (CQUniversity) has a campus in Mackay that offers degree and postgraduate qualifications across the faculties of built environment and design business accounting and law education engineering mining and technology health and medical sciences humanities psychology and social work multimedia and IT music and theatre and science and environment Mackay is also home to a CQUniversity program that focuses on the resource sector Mining Careers Mackay The university offers a mix of on-campus and distance education options for study

Table 1 shows that across the Mackay Whitsunday region the attainment of certificate level qualifications is markedly higher than the Queensland average Conversely there is scope to improve the proportion of residents with advanced diploma diploma or bachelor degree qualifications Labour market trends show that there will be increasing demand for workers with tertiary level qualifications in the medium to long term (DEEWR Australian Jobs 2012) so there is an opportunity to use the Australian Government Skills Connect initiative to encourage employers to up-skill their existing workforce to meet future industry needs

Table 1 Post-school qualifications by level of education and Local Government Area ( of population)

Local Government AreaBachelor degree or

higherAdvanced diploma

or diplomaCertificate

Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249

Whitsunday 78 62 234

Mackay Whitsunday Region 91 55 247

Queensland 159 75 199Source Australian Bureau of Statistics 20011 Census data

A proposal to merge CQUniversity and CQ TAFE to become a dual-sector provider of education pathways has recently been approved This will make it easier for students to attain degrees and postgraduate qualifications in the region The rollout of the National Broadband Network may provide residents of the Whitsunday area with better access to tertiary education through video streaming technology

Jobs skills and workforce developmentDEEWR data indicates that the unemployment rate for the Mackay Whitsunday region was 35 per cent at September 2012 a decrease of 08 percentage points from the previous year The comparative figures for Queensland as a whole were 63 per cent unemployment rate and 10 percentage point rise from the previous year indicating that while the state is losing some ground economic activity in Central Queensland is still strong due to the effects of the resources boom However the region is quite diverse and unemployment rates vary considerably as illustrated in Table 2

Table 2 Unemployment rates in the Mackay Whitsunday region

Local Statistical Area Unemployment rate ()

Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07

Whitsunday 51Source DEEWR Small Area Labour Markets September Quarter 2012

The generally positive headline figures reflect the ongoing demand and strength of the resource sector particularly evident in Nebo with its very low unemployment rate This area contains the mining towns of Moranbah Dysart and Middlemount the epicentre of the Bowen Basin coal mining boom Areas such as Bowen and Sarina that have traditionally been more reliant on the agricultural sector (sugar cane and various small crops) have much higher rates of unemployment This is due to the slowdown of the sector partly as a result of low commodity prices for sugar and because the high Australian dollar is affecting export markets

Over 19 per cent of job seekers in the region have been unemployed for more than 36 months lower than the regional Queensland rate of 259 per cent but higher than the Brisbane rate of 182 per cent (DEEWR Employment Services Area Data December 2012) These job seekers require more support to gain skills and employment although the high demand for labour presents significant opportunities to transition job seekers into sustainable jobs

Skills shortages mentioned in DEEWRrsquos Skills Shortage List Queensland 2011-2012 include

child care professionals (managers child care workers early childhood education teachers)

hospitality trades (chefs butchers bakers pastry-cooks)

earth science professionals (geologists mining engineers)

trades and occupations associated with the resource industry and civil construction (metal tradespersons machinery operators truck drivers electricians)

domestic construction trades workers (painters plumbers tilers glaziers)

health workers (personal care attendants nurses dental technicians allied health professionals)

The Mackay Whitsunday region has been traditionally associated with agriculture (sugar cane and small crops) and tourism in the Whitsunday area Poor commodity prices a high Australian dollar and a succession of natural disasters however have put these sectors into relative decline particularly in comparison to the booming resource sector located in the Bowen Basin The top five employing industries in the Mackay-Fitzroy-Central West Labour Force Region as shown in the DEEWR Labour Force Region Employment by Industry November 2012 are now

construction

retail trade

mining

health care and social assistance

transport postal and warehousing

Following the Queensland Governmentrsquos decision in July 2012 to cease funding for labour market programs a number of strategies in this plan have been amended to remove reliance on partnering or leveraging those former programs

Other characteristicsThe Mackay Whitsunday region is vibrant and growing with a vigorous retail sector in the city of Mackay The last few years however have seen flooding and two cyclones devastate the area Repairs to businesses and infrastructure in Proserpine and two of the Whitsunday island resorts that were completely destroyed are still underway The impact of more recent extreme weather in January 2013 is yet to be assessed but is likely to necessitate further infrastructure repair in the region

While it seems as though Bowen is lagging behind other areas in terms of economic development and growth it has pockets of opportunity and has been Queenslandrsquos largest producer of tomatoes for the domestic market since growers in the Bundaberg area experienced difficulties due to severe flooding in early 2010

Future coal mining projects planned for the Galilee Basin will mean the construction of a new rail line to Abbot Point The Abbot Point port facilities are in the planning stage of a major upgrade with both short term construction jobs and several hundred long term operational jobs

While the resources boom has created economic growth and opportunities within the Mackay Whitsunday region people have raised concerns about the effect on infrastructure social cohesion and the availability and cost of accommodation With employment by resource companies creating higher demand for housing and placing upward pressure on rents and real estate prices low-paid workers are finding it more difficult to remain within some areas resulting in local skills shortages

Most of the resource sector activity in the region is currently taking place in the west surrounding the towns of Moranbah Dysart and Middlemount Coal is transported via rail to the ports at Hay Point Dalrymple Bay and Abbot Point These areas are hosting a large number of transient Fly-In Fly-Out and Drive-In Drive-Out workers which has caused difficulties in towns experiencing high accommodation costs and strain on local infrastructure Schools and other facilities are finding it very hard to recruit ground staff and cleaners as they cannot compete with the high wages offered by the resource sector It is also difficult to recruit and train trade teachers because of competition with the resource sector

The Whitsunday islands and Airlie Beach areas have been traditional tourist destinations although the recent natural disasters and high Australian dollar have seen a decline in tourist numbers and therefore a weakening of the local tourism industry This creates opportunities for trained hospitality staff to move into jobs supporting the temporary mining accommodation facilities should proposed expansions to Galilee Basin resource projects go ahead Local communities however are raising environmental concerns particularly regarding the impact on the Great Barrier Reef of a ramped-up program of dredging in Gladstone Harbour Dalrymple Bay Abbot Point and off the coast of Townsville and the effect this may have on the future sustainability of the tourism and fishing industries

The National Resources Sector Workforce Strategy makes a number of recommendations to address the challenges faced by regions such as Mackay Whitsunday which are experiencing the effects of a two-speed economy due to the resource sector boom This RESJ Plan will engage local stakeholders and communities in

workforce planning and sharing of information

increasing the number of trade professionals

graduating more engineers and geoscientists

strengthening workforce participation

forging stronger ties between industry and education providers

ISSUES GOALS AND STRATEGIESThis section sets out the issues and goals identified through local consultation It also details the specific strategies that will help achieve the communityrsquos objectives The issues and strategies will be reviewed and may be modified throughout the implementation of the plan to June 2014 to ensure they respond to emerging issues and opportunities or changing community or government priorities in the Mackay Whitsunday RDA region

The programs and stakeholders listed in the following tables are indicative only Both may vary over time and any listing does not guarantee either the availability of program funding or stakeholder involvement

The four key themes of the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans initiative are

Early childhood education and care

School education

Tertiary education and training

Jobs skills and workforce development

The numbering of each issue is for ease of reference only and does not indicate its priority within the region They are generally sequenced according to the life cycle of the four key themes listed above


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Issue 1 Adequate and affordable early childhood education and care places to meet demand and improve childhood development results in the Mackay Whitsunday region

Goal Established workforce planning and delivery analysis mechanisms in the region which contribute to improved access to preschool programs by university-qualified early childhood education teachers

Theme(s) Early childhood education and care School education Tertiary education and training Jobs skills and workforce development

Strategies Stakeholders Programs

Encourage the inclusion of early childhood education and care qualifications in workforce development planning to address current and projected skills shortages in the sector (including creation of articulated learning pathways to up-skill existing staff and encourage new entrants)

Promote DEEWR Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Assessment Tools and Grants to child care services and existing workers

Promote Australian Government Skills Connect programs to the early childhood sector at the Health and Community Services Workforce Councilrsquos workshop

Australian Apprenticeship Centres

Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council

CQ TAFE CQUniversity Department of

Education Training and Employment (Qld)

Early childhood education and care providers

Health and Community Services Workforce Council

Parents Registered training

organisations Young people

Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Government Skills Connect

Child Care Benefit Child Care Rebate Early Childhood

Teacher Scholarships HECS-HELP Inclusion and

Professional Support Program

Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme

RPL Assessment Tools and Grants

TAFE Fee Waiver

Goal Increase availability and flexibility of child care and beforeafter school care places to support higher adult participation in the workforce

Theme(s) Early childhood education and care School education Jobs skills and workforce development


Identify gaps in servicing and bring together stakeholders to create solutions For example the RESJ Coordinator will meet with the community and attend meetings with DEEWR early childhood education and care experts to formulate solutions especially addressing out of hours school-based care


Education Queensland

Parents Young people


Teacher Scholarships Queensland

Kindergarten Funding Scheme


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Issue 2 Economic participation levels of disadvantaged groups including those with disability youth the long term unemployed and Indigenous Australians

Goal Improved coordination of services within communities to promote social inclusion of marginalised Australians including (but not limited to) Indigenous Australians people with disability and young people

Theme(s) School education Tertiary education and training Jobs skills and workforce development


Create better pathways from secondary education to vocational or higher education through increased coordination of service delivery between state and Australian government funded programs and providers by facilitating and attending regular meetings with providers and government representatives

Negotiate targeted place-based solutions for disadvantaged areas such as Sarina Proserpine and Bowen by liaising with communities and government agencies to identify potential funding for initiatives including partnering with the Regional Indigenous Employment Program to identify programs funding and strategies to access education and employment pathways

Regularly attend inter-agency and Disability Employment Services (DES) and Job Services Australia (JSA) provider meetings to provide labour market advice and improve better coordination of effort

Collaborate with industry networks and regional development organisations to educate employers about the advantages of diversity in their workplaces

Australian Apprenticeships Centres

Department of Education Training and Employment (Qld)

Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Townsville Indigenous Coordination Centre)

DES providers Indigenous

Employment Program (IEP) panel members

Indigenous organisations and communities

JSA providers Mackay Training

Advisory Network Registered training

organisations Secondary schools Wiri Traditional

Owners


DES Doorways 2

Construction IEP Indigenous Youth

Mobility Program JSA Parental and

Community Engagement Program

School Business Community Partnership Brokers

Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) formerly known as the Language Literacy and Numeracy Program

Trade Training Centres in Schools

User Choice Workplace English

Language and Literacy

Youth Connections

Goal Improved opportunities for young people to transition into employment or further education and training



Effectively track outcomes of Year 12 school leavers by meeting regularly with Education Queensland regarding their lsquoYear 13rsquo strategies

Meet regularly with representatives of group training organisations and Australian Apprenticeships Centres to ensure coordination of services and improved engagement between schools and industry

Strengthen relationships between schools and industry by visiting Trade Training Centres (TTCs) and providing labour market and industry advice and connections

Support and promote the opportunities that arise from the proposed merger of the Central Queensland Institute of TAFE and CQUniversity to become a dual-sector university for communities and employers


CQ TAFE CQUniversity Education

Queensland Group training

organisations School Business

Community Partnership Broker

Students TTCs

Indigenous Youth Mobility Program



Youth Connections

Goal Improved accessibility and delivery of vocational and tertiary education services across the Mackay Whitsunday region



Encourage and support education providers to maximise opportunities emerging with the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout to better service regional and rural communities

Explore potential efficiencies in service delivery models through access to a larger number of education venues attached to the dual-sector university and assist CQUniversity in its community engagement program through attendance at meetings with university staff and stakeholders

Collaborate with Primary Industries Education Foundation to promote the delivery of agricultural education in schools in rural and regional areas and provide links to the primezonecomau website for educational resources


Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy

NBNCo Primary Industries

Education Foundation

Primezone Educational Resources


Goal A workforce development strategy for Central Queensland

Theme(s) Tertiary education and training Jobs skills and workforce development


Promote collaborative responses to skills shortages by developing coordinated approaches to funding local initiatives through regular consultation with the Indigenous Coordination Centre Manager communities providers and industry

Attend local industry forums and work with regional development organisations to promote the National Resources Sector Workforce Strategy and Australian Government Skills Connect to employers and industry emphasising the benefits of providing training to both existing and new employees

Attend quarterly meetings of the local Education and Training Network to promote vocational education and training reform to industry and communities

Engage with the Whitsunday Industrial Workforce Development project to plan workforce development for the proposed Abbot Point upgrade providing advice and guidance on available assistance through Australian Government Skills Connect

Work with Whitsundays Marketing and Development Ltd to identify strategies to address skills shortages in the tourismhospitality and agriculture sectors


CQUniversity Department of


Department of Industry Innovation Climate Change Science Research and Tertiary Education

Disability Employment Services (DES) providers

Employers and industry

Group training organisations

Industry skills councils

Job Services Australia (JSA) providers

Mackay Area Industry Network Cooperative

Mackay Whitsunday Regional Economic Development Corporation

Registered training organisations

Whitsunday Marketing and Development Ltd


DES Disabled Apprentice

Wage Support Program

Education Investment Fund

JSA Recognition of Prior

Learning Support for Adult


APPENDICES

Appendix A mdash Stakeholders Below is a list of organisations consulted during the development of this RESJ Plan listed by sector

Sector Stakeholder

State government Department of Education Training and Employment Department of State Development Infrastructure and Planning

Australian Government Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - Townsville Indigenous Coordination Centre Department of Human Services Department of Industry Innovation Climate Change Science Research and Tertiary Education

Education Training Queensland

Vocational Education and Training

Busy at Work Conservation Volunteers Australia Central Queensland Institute of TAFE Mackay Regional Apprentice Employment Ltd Mackay Training Advisory Network

Higher education CQUniversity

Youth Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (YouthInvest) Community Solutions

Employment NEATO Employment Services Regional Indigenous Employment Program BEST Employment

Indigenous organisations Girudala Community Cooperative Society

Regional development Whitsunday Marketing and Development Ltd Mackay Area Industry Network Cooperative Mackay Regional Social Development Centre Mackay Whitsunday Regional Economic Development Corporation RDA Mackay Whitsunday

Industry Construction Skills Queensland ForestWorks Queensland Mackay Tourism Retail Connect Mackay Service Skills Australia Queensland Tourism Industry Council Melco Engineering Adani North Queensland Bulk Ports Primary Industries Education Foundation Health and Community Services Workforce Council Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council Agrifoods


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Appendix B mdash Existing related plans and strategiesThis section includes some of the related strategic plans in the region which have

influenced the direction of this RESJ Plan

have complementary goals and strategies andor

have significance in the region in relation to education skills and jobs

It provides an overview of how each strategy or plan has had an impact on this RESJ Plan and how it may be utilised to maximise outcomes


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Plan or strategy Impact on RESJ Plan How it can be usedlinkedexpanded

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Mackay Whitsunday Regional Roadmap

The Regional Roadmap gives a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities existing in the Mackay Whitsunday region as well as an indication of community aspirations

This RESJ Plan is consistent with the direction of the RDA Regional Roadmap for the Mackay Whitsunday region The RESJ Coordinator will take guidance from the RDA in developing strategies and approaches to communities

Whitsunday Industrial Workforce Development (WIWD) Project

This strategy is an important first step in meeting the workforce development challenges expected to occur if coal mining expands into the Galilee Basin with subsequent development of a rail line and upgrades to Abbot Point port facility

WIWD requires assistance from government skilling strategies to fund some of its initiatives and would benefit from connection with Australian Government Skills Connect and better linkages with local employment services providers

Mining Careers Mackay The strategy is intended to mitigate high-level skills shortages in engineering and earth sciences by directly targeting industry to gain commitment to support and employ students

The strategy will fit within the overall workforce development strategy for the Mackay Whitsunday region being developed as part of this RESJ Plan

Retail Connect Mackay The retail sector has grown in Mackay due to increased demand from higher economic activity associated with the resource sector and is experiencing skills shortages This project has identified Mackayrsquos lsquohidden workforcersquo and provided training pathways into retail employment

This project meets the need for retail training in Mackay The model could be replicated for the tourism and hospitality sectors to mitigate their skills shortages

Health and Community Services Workforce Council Mackay Region Workforce Issues Paper (August 2011)

This paper clearly sets out the workforce challenges facing the health and community services sector and makes suggestions for mitigating strategies

This RESJ Plan uses this paper to inform strategies to address workforce development issues in partnership with CQ University

National Resource Sector Workforce Strategy

The relevant recommendations from the National Resource Sector Employment Taskforce include increase the number of trade

professionals strengthen workforce

participation forge stronger ties between

industry and education

Connecting job seekers and out of trade apprentices to opportunities in the resource sector including connecting to employers relevant training and Fly-In Fly-Out connections

ABBREVIATIONSAbbreviation Full Term

AEDI Australian Early Development Index

CQ TAFE Central Queensland Institute of TAFE

CQUniversity CQ University Australia

DEEWR Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations

DES Disability Employment Services

DETE Department of Education Training and Employment (Qld)

IEP Indigenous Employment Program

ILNNP National Partnership on Improving Literacy and Numeracy

JSA Job Services Australia

RDA Regional Development Australia

RESJ Regional Education Skills and Jobs

RPL Recognition of Prior Learning

SEE Skills for Education and Employment

TTC Trade Training Centre


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Contents

Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plans

Strategies

Community engagement

Implementation

Executive summary

Characteristics of the region

Population


School education



Other characteristics

Issues goals and strategies




Appendices

Appendix A mdash Stakeholders

Appendix B mdash Existing related plans and strategies

Abbreviations

This plan was first published in July 2012 This is the July 2013 editionDetails in this report are correct at time of draftingThis report can be found at the Regional Education Skills and Jobs webpage (wwwdeewrgovauresj) or the My Region website (wwwmyregiongovau)

For more information about this plan please contactThe Office of Regional Education Skills and JobsGPO Box 9880 Canberra ACT 2601 Email oresjdeewrgovau

ISBN978-0-642-78653-1 [PDF]978-0-642-78654-8 [DOCX]

With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 30 Australia licence (httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby30au)

The details of the relevant licence conditions (httpcreativecommonsorglicensesby30aulegalcode) are available on the Creative Commons website (accessible using the links provided) as is the full legal code for the CC BY 30 AU licence

The document must be attributed as the Regional Education Skills and Jobs Plan 2012-14 ndash Mackay Whitsunday

Disclaimer about data used in this planData used in the development of this plan comes from a variety of sources and was correct at time of drafting This document should not be used as a data source as data referred to may have been updated or reformulated since the publication of the plan Refer to primary sources for confirmation of data


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Strategies4


Implementation4

Executive summary5


Population7


School education8








17

Appendices18



Abbreviations21













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Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249








Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





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TAFE Fee Waiver












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Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













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Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations


Strategies4


Implementation4

Executive summary5


Population7


School education8








17

Appendices18



Abbreviations21













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Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249








Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













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Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations













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wwwdeewrgovauresj
















Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249








Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations















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Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249








Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













wwwdeewrgovauresj







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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations













wwwdeewrgovauresj
















Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249








Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













wwwdeewrgovauresj







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Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations
















Isaac 103 48 252

Mackay 93 55 249








Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













wwwdeewrgovauresj







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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations




Belyando 11

Bowen 64

Broadsound 11

Sarina 44

Mackay Pt A 33

Mirani 35

Mackay Pt B 32

Nebo 07












construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













wwwdeewrgovauresj







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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations









construction

retail trade

mining




















School education





wwwdeewrgovauresj























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













wwwdeewrgovauresj







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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations














School education





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TAFE Fee Waiver












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Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations























TAFE Fee Waiver












wwwdeewrgovauresj


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













wwwdeewrgovauresj







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wwwdeewrgovauresj

Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



Abbreviations


















Owners


DES Doorways 2









Youth Connections













Students TTCs




Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


Sector Stakeholder













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Contents


Strategies


Implementation

Executive summary


Population


School education








Appendices



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Youth Connections









































APPENDICES


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Population


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Appendices



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