Queensland Urban Water Industry Workforce Composition Snapshot Report 2016 Released
Date: 29-Jun-2017
The fourth Queensland Urban Water Industry Workforce Composition Snapshot is now available to view online on the qldwater website here. A published hardcopy version of the report will be available early in the new year and will be sent to all Queensland Water Skills Partnership Subscribers.
For the 2016 report qldwater received responses from eleven organisations of varying sizes covering a total of 3323 employees (which we estimate reflects approximately 56.5% of the Queensland urban water industry workforce). qldwater would like to thank all the organisations that contributed data.
A number of trends since the first report was published in 2010 have begun to emerge in the 2016 report. In particular, changes in many job families are evident, possibly as a result of outsourcing trends for operations staff. A gradual trend towards a more ageing workforce is also observed. Full details and commentary on potential trends are provided in the report.
While this series of snapshot reports can only provide a glimpse into ongoing change in the sector, they remain an important initiative to support both sector-wide attempts to focus efforts on skills needs, and individual organisations in developing their analyses of external environments to support workforce planning. The qldwater Technical Reference Group and Water Skills Partnership Industry Leaders’ Group are currently considering options for improving data collection and analysis to enhance future reports.
To receive a hardcopy of the published Snapshot report contact Michelle Hill on mhill@qldwater.com.au.
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