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Tuesday, 8 May 2012
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National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce

(Question Nos 1537 and 1538)

Senator Cash asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 6 February 2012:

Can an update be provided as to the status of each of the 31 recommendations presented by the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce.

Senator Chris Evans: On behalf of both ministers, the answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

An Implementation Plan for the 31 recommendations of the National Resources Sector Workforce Strategy (NRSWS) has been developed by industry and government stakeholders and is available on the NRSWS website at www.deewr.gov.au/resourcesworkforce.

Progress updates about significant implementation achievements are also being published on the website as they become available. The December 2011 update has information on:

the Workforce Impact Statement template being piloted in 2012-13,

Skills Australia's annual updates on resources sector skills needs,

take-up of adult apprenticeships,

release of guidelines for Enterprise Migration Agreements,

appointment of a FIFO Coordinator in Cairns,

launch of the Australian Women in Resources Alliance,

progress of MOUs on Indigenous Employment and Enterprise Development,

launch of the OresomeResources website for teachers,

release of the WA Affordable Housing Strategy, and

initiatives in the Northern Territory under the Territory 2030 strategy.