Typically, skills gaps have existed in the following sectors in Australia: caring professions such as doctors, nurses, aged & disabled care, and childcare as well as retail managers, construction workers and software programmers.
A new quarterly Labour Market Update report from Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) lists new data on the top 20 occupations in demand nationally. Topping the list, is a diverse mix of occupations, including health care, digital, construction and engineering professionals, as well as traditional trades workers.
The SPL provides a current labour market rating and a future demand rating for occupations nationally, with ratings also available at the state and territory level.
SKILL LEVEL 1. Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification.
SEEK has revealed its most- and least-applied for jobs on the jobs website for 2019, with pickers and packers' roles taking out the most-applied for job. At the other end of the spectrum, midwifery, neo-natal, NICU and SCN nursing was the least-applied for role.
Australia's fastest-growing jobs have been revealed, with IT and engineering roles dominating the list. LinkedIn has released its 2023 Jobs on the Rise list, which analysed LinkedIn member data from January 2018 to July 2022 to find the jobs experiencing the biggest growth rates.
The work is long, hard and often you have to start before sunrise to keep your clients happy. In a survey of over 1400 Aussies that have hired tradesmen through ServiceSeeking.com.au, Australians overwhelmingly thought that plumbing was the hardest trade to work in.
The highest unemployment figure in Australia belongs to the indigenous community of Palm Island off the coast of Cairns, with unemployment at 49.8 per cent.
Youth unemployment (15-24 years) in Australia is currently sitting at 12.2 per cent, more than twice the rate for the broader population. compiled using ABS data, outback Queensland has the highest level of youth unemployment in Australia, with 67.1 per cent of 15 to 24-year-olds without work.
According to IBISWorld, Australia's top three fastest-growing industries all come under the travel umbrella. The top is travel insurance, with a projected 2023-24 revenue growth of 206.0%, followed by foreign currency exchange at 128.5%, then inbound tour operators at 87.1%.
The purpose of the Certificate III qualification type is to qualify individuals who apply a broad range of knowledge and skills in varied contexts to undertake skilled work and as a pathway for further learning.
Level 2 Universities in Australia are universities that have QS rank beyond 10. Even though Level 2 Universities provide a good enough university education, Level 1 Universities in Australia are the crème de la crème of university education.
