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Zina MiceliRegional Industry Career AdviserWestern Melbourne & Hume City
WESTERN EDGE CLUSTERVET PD FORUM4 February 2009
Overview Career Advice Australia
Labour market information
Melton Demographics
Where will the new jobs be?
Youth Engagement and Attainment
CAREER ADVICE AUSTRALIA NETWORK
National Industry Career Specialists (10)
Regional Industry Career Advisers (57)
Local Community Partnerships (213)
SCHOOLS
VICTORIA – LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION Second largest workforce – 2.6 million workers
29% of workers are employed part time
Employment has grown by 12.3% in the last 5 years
Largest growing industries have been – Health & Community Services, Construction and Property & Business Services
Workforce is ageing – 38% of workers aged 45 yrs or older
VICTORIA – LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION cont.
Total employment across all industries has increased over the last five years
Largest employing industries – Retail, Manufacturing, Property & Business Services and Health & Community Services
¼ of Victorian workers hold a Bachelor degree or higher
17% of Victorian workers hold a Certificate III/IV
AREA PROFILE – OUTER WESTERN MELBOURNE
Working Age Population (15-64) 431,700
Employment Rate (15-64) 71.1%
Unemployment Rate 5.2%
Participation Rate 65.2%
Teenage Full-Time UE Rate (15-19) 17.6%
Teenage Full-Time UE to Population Ratio 2.8%
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey (three month averages to October 2008)
Outer Western Melbourne
Employment by Industry – Ranked, August 08 ('000)
ABS Labour Force Survey – August 08
Outer Western MelbourneEmployment by Occupation – Ranked, August 08 ('000)
ABS Labour Force Survey – August 08
Melton – Demographics Overview
Number %
POPULATION
Total population* 78,912 -
Males* 39,352 49.9
Females* 39,560 50.1
Indigenous population 507 0.6
Australian born 54,941 69.6
Overseas born 19,224 24.4
Australian citizenship 68,450 86.7
Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2006 Census of Population and Housing
* Excludes overseas visitors
AGE STRUCTURENumber %
0 - 4 years 7,011 8.9
5 - 14 years 12,401 15.7
15 - 19 years 5,739 7.2
20 - 34 years 19,944 25.2
35 - 64 years 29,337 37.1
65 years and over 4,484 5.7
Melton – Demographics Overview cont.
Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2006 Census of Population and Housing
Melton – Labour ForceLABOUR FORCE(Population aged 15 yrs and over)
Number %
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed persons)
39,426 -
Employed full-time 25,191 63.9
Employed part-time 9,228 23.4
Employed away from work* 1,368 3.5
Employed hours not stated 1,307 3.3
Unemployed 2,332 5.9
Not in the labour force 16,857 -
Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2006 Census of Population and Housing
* People employed but away from work during Census and did not state full time or part time
OCCUPATION(Employed persons aged 15 yrs and over)
Total
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,541
Technicians and Trades Workers 6,316
Professionals 4,669
Labourers 4,169
Machinery Operators And Drivers 4,134
Sales Workers 3,733
Managers 3,538
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,144
Melton – Population Occupations
Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics - 2006 Census of Population and Housing
15-19 year olds
20-24 year olds
25-34 year olds
Year 12 or Equivalent 1,530 3,455 8,897
Year 11 or Equivalent 1,103 610 1,904
Year 10 or Equivalent 1,325 715 1,864
Year 9 or Equivalent 830 195 510
Year 8 or below 270 78 188
Did not go to School 3 11 50
Highest year of school not stated 680 417 1,051
Melton –– Highest Year of School Completed
Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics – 2006 Census of Population and Housing
WHERE WILL THE NEW JOBS BE?
INDUSTRY NEW JOBS
Health & Community Services 169,300
Property & Business Services 136,200
Retail Trade 128,200
Construction 82,500
70% of new employment to 2012-13 is expected to come from 4 main industries:
Source: Australian Jobs 2008 – DEEWR
Where will the jobs be?
Paramedics
Physiotherapists
Psychologists
Naturopaths
Welfare Workers
Medical Administrators
Dieticians
Nurses’ Aides
Massage Therapists
Medical Scientists
Weight Loss Consultants
Medical Imaging Professionals
HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES
Carers – Aged & Disabled
Carers – Child & Youth
Health Info Managers
Nursing Directors
Ambulance Officers
Fitness Instructors
Where will the jobs be?
Financial Advisers
Land Economists
Valuers & Economists
Computing Professionals
IT Specialists
IT Technicians
PROPERTY & BUSINESS SERVICES
Accountants
Marketing & PR
Legal Professionals
Auditors
Clerks
Project & Program Administrators
Where will the jobs be?
Hair & Beauty Therapists
Service Assistants
Pastry Cooks
Personal Services
RETAIL & HOSPITALITY
Chefs & Cooks
Bakers
Waiters
Retail Supervisors
Checkout Supervisors
SNAPSHOT OF YOUTH 526,000 or 18% of 15-24 year olds not fully engaged
306,000 or 11% of 15-24 year olds unemployed, underemployed or marginally attached to work
Each year, approx 45,000 – 50,000 early school leavers not going into full time work
One in five young people have not completed Year 12 or a Certificate III vocational qualification
Anticipated qualifications pathways for jobs (% of employment)• Current and potentially university pathway 24.0• Current and potentially VET pathway 62.3• Not requiring qualifications 13.7
Current qualifications profile of population(% of 15-64 population)• University qualifications 20.0• VET qualifications 29.9• No qualifications 50.1
Qualifications for Jobs and the Qualification Profile
What can we do?
successful transitions for all students from primary to secondary schooling and to further learning or work
high quality vocational education in schools and workplaces
provide young people with knowledge and experience of pathways to sustainable skilled employment
What can we do?
employer engagement with schools to improve outcomes for young people
joint activities between industry and schools around local business and community needs
provision of employment and training places for young people leaving school
Industry – School Partnerships
Building ACTIVE Building ACTIVE relationships relationships
School Talks
School Based App’s
Adopt
A
School
Student Projects
Industry Tours
Structured Workplace
Learning
Expos
Building links with young people
Attract
Recruit
BuildCapability
Train
Retain
How will you find your future workforce?
Shrinking pool of young people
Increasing competition from other employers,
other industries
Contact Details
Zina MiceliRegional Industry Career AdviserWestern Melbourne & Hume City
Australian Industry GroupPh: (03) 9312 7237Mob: 0437 133 316
Email: [email protected]