National Water Skills Audit - Australian Water Association

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AcknowledgementsAs the principal facilitator of this collaborative effort, the International Centre of Excellence in Water ResourcesManagement (ICE WaRM) gratefully acknowledges the significant contributions of the two other Centres whocontributed much of the analysis and content of this report: the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies(SACES) who were responsible for the survey component, and the Centre for the Economics of Education andTraining (CEET) who undertook the secondary data analysis. The consent of the Water Services Association ofAustralia (WSAA) to use their 2007 survey data and analysis, and quote extensively from their findings, and thatof the Australian Water Association (AWA) to approaching their corporate members to participate in the surveyare also gratefully acknowledged.Although there was little time for consultation with them in this first phase activity, the response of the studyAdvisory and Reference Groups was much appreciated. Thanks are extended to the Australian Academy ofTechnological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and AWA for agreeing to host and chair those groups, and to theindividual members of them. A more consultative role is planned for Phase 2.Special thanks are extended to those organisations who responded to the survey, within very tight deadlines– only a few working days in many cases.Lastly, the support and encouragement of the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts(DEWHA) and their committee colleagues, including specific acknowledgement of the constraints of the assignment,are gratefully acknowledged.iiICE WaRM • National Skills Audit (Phase One) Report
Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsiiTable of ContentsiiiGlossary of Terms and AbbreviationsivExecutive Summaryv1. Introduction 11.1 Background 11.2 Terms of Reference 21.3 Setting of This Study 21.4 Scope of the Water Sector 31.5 Structure of Report 32. Methodology 42.1 Definition of Water Sector 42.2 Desk Review 52.3 Survey Method 62.4 Analysis of ABS Data 83. Preliminary Findings 93.1 Desk Review 93.2 The ‘Urban’ Water Industry 173.3 Survey of the ‘Non-Urban’ Water Sector 243.4 Analysis of Secondary Sector Data 414. Analysis of Results 484.1 Combining the WSAA and Current Surveys 484.2 Aggregation of Audit Findings 514.3 Discussion 565. Outcomes/Issues 585.1 Current Needs and Gaps 585.2 Projected Needs and Gaps 595.3 Priority Gaps 615.4 Water Sector Issues for Skills Development 635.5 Using Commitments for Water Specific Places 645.6 Opportunities for Indigenous People 655.7 Engagement of the Water Industry and University Sector 655.8 Skilled Migrants 666. Next Steps 68ReferencesR1Appendix AA1Appendix BB1Appendix CC1ICE WaRM • National Skills Audit (Phase One) Reportiii
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Table 3.23: Qualifications in sewer
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Table 3.25 shows the age profile of
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4 Analysis of Results4.1 Combining
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Table 4.4: Projected total addition
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Employment Gaps - Qualifications 20
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Recruiting and Retaining - GeneralW
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4.3 DiscussionA survey response was
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5 Outcomes/Issues5.1 Current Needs
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Table 5.4 shows the combined result
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• There is a high demand for civi
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organisations such as CRCs or Inter
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6 Next StepsThe first phase of this
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ReferencesAttikiouzel Y 2008, ‘Li
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Water Industry Capacity Development
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Appendix ATerms of ReferenceICE WaR
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PART A STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT (Se
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Appendix CJob Family Description Jo
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