The WA Government has announced it will develop a comprehensive new workforce strategy to identify what the State’s workforce requires to support key industries including the defence, clean energy, construction, advanced manufacturing, tourism and hospitality, and care sectors.
Industry leaders will be among those invited to help shape the WA Workforce Strategy. They will be asked to provide input on the challenges and opportunities their industries face, as well as actions they believe can be taken to strengthen WA’s workforce.
As part of that engagement, the Government will host six roundtables to gather insights which will directly shape the strategy, with each roundtable to focus on a specific priority industry.
Stakeholders will also be invited to contribute their insights via an online consultation process which will be run parallel to the roundtables.
“Developing a comprehensive workforce strategy is critical to delivering on our government’s priorities of jobs, health, and housing,” said Skills and TAFE Minister, Amber-Jade Sanderson.
“The strategy will help deliver good, well-paying jobs for Western Australians and support new and expanding industries like clean energy and defence.”
Consultation on the strategy closes on Thursday, 30 April. To learn more about the strategy, visit https://www.wa.gov.au/waworkforcestrategy.
