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Employment Portfolio

This report outlines key achievements in employment programs and workforce participation partnerships in Victoria. It focuses on skilled and business migration, workforce strategies, and industry involvement to address labor market challenges. The document also highlights the state's success in attracting skilled migrants.

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Employment Portfolio

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  1. Employment Portfolio Presentation to Public Accounts & Estimates Committee 5 July 2006 Jacinta Allan MP Minister for Employment & Youth Affairs Minister for Education Services

  2. Key Achievements • Refocusing of employment programs – Workforce Participation Partnerships • 26.4% share of Australia’s skilled and business migration • Record no. of unique visitors to LiveinVictoria website • Over $550m of investment and over 2,900 jobs through Business Migration • National first in the Regional Skills Shortage Survey Project • Workforce Participation Taskforce Report

  3. Victorian Labour Market: Continuing Strong Performance Employed Persons, Unemployment Rate, Participation Rate, Oct 99 to May 06

  4. Regional Skills Shortage Survey Project • National first • Partnership between State, Local and Commonwealth • Assisting planning at local level in 11 regions • Findings: • Employers generally positive about growth and employment in next 12 months • Shortages from lower skilled to higher skilled occupations

  5. Victorian Workforce Participation Strategy Actual and projected workforce participation rates, Victoria 1995-2035 Projected growth in Victoria’s working age population, 2005-2035 Sources: ABS, Labour Force Australia, Spreadsheets, Cat No 6202.0.55.001 and P. Dawkins, G. Lim and P. Summers (2005) The impacts of population ageing on labour force participation, final report to the Department of Treasury and Finance. Source: Department of Sustainability and Environment (2004),Victoria in Future.

  6. Workforce Participation Partnerships • Approval of 51 Partnerships delivering over 1,440 employment outcomes across the State • More than one third to regional Victoria • Industry/employer involvement in all Partnerships • Provision of individually tailored assistance: training, work experience, mentoring • Wide range of skills needs: building, manufacturing, engineering, transport, child care, aged care • Areas of higher socio-economic being addressed including Neighbourhood Renewal Areas

  7. Skilled and Business Migration Victoria’s Share of Australia’s Skilled Migrant Arrivals, 1998-99 to 2004-05 Source: DIMA Settlement Database, August 2005

  8. CONCLUSION • A very strong Victorian labour market • Need to respond to key labour market challenges • Workforce Participation Strategy - focus on the medium and longer terms • Positive start to Workforce Participation Partnerships – responding to employer needs • Growing share and value of skilled and business migrants

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