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This Pod was last updated December 2018 and has now been archived. For recent information on industry, see the following Pods: Industry 4.0 and Labour market.
A skilled, adaptive and innovative workforce underpins the ability of industry to compete on national and international markets. The provision of high quality, sustainable employment is also a high priority. Such workforce capacity is facilitated by the effectiveness of education and training systems to respond to existing and emerging skill demands. It is important that industry stakeholders are able to connect with useful information relevant to their operating environments and the tertiary education sector. Topics of particular interest to researchers in this area include: the value of completing vocational education and training (VET) qualifications and apprenticeships and traineeships; the impact of wages on completion rates for apprenticeships and traineeships; the level to which training matches job outcomes; the role of VET in innovation; and the development of VET and the workforce.
Research
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- Apprenticeship
- Employers
- Fourth industrial revolution
- Industry
- Industry in Africa
- Industry in Europe
- Industry in North America
- Productivity
Recent publications
- Analysis of National Workforce Development Fund training in the transport and logistics industry [Australia]
- Bridging the skills gap: developing talent across the food and grocery industry [UK]
- Building Australia's future-ready workforce
- Costs, benefits and quality of in-company training and the great potential of SMEs [South Africa]
- Digitally-enabled automation and artificial intelligence: shaping the future of work in Europe's digital front-runners [Europe]
- Inclusion of people with disability in VET cross sector project: environmental scan [Australia]
- Independent brewing industry national economic evaluation [Australia]
- Preparation of vocational college graduates as skilled workforce in the local construction industry [Malaysia]
- Teaching tomorrow's automotive technology in today's training environment [Australia, US]
- The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here: are you ready? [international]
- The future of work: occupational and education trends in marketing in Australia
- The relationship between firm size and age of workforce: a cross-industry analysis for Canada
- Upskilling and re-skilling: a business imperative with special focus on IT industry in India
- Will robots really steal our jobs?: an international analysis of the potential long term impact of automation [Singapore, Russia]
Resources
General
- AgriFutures Australia [formerly Rural Industries Research And Development Corporation (RIRDC)] [Australia]
- Asian Development Bank Institute
- Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
- Australian Government Department of Education and Training (skills and training information)
- Australian Government Department of Employment
- Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
- Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC)
- Australian Industry Group
- Australian industry report
- Australia's dairy industry: rebuilding trust and a fair market for farmers
- Business Council of Australia
- Business Europe
- Committee on the Future Economy [Singapore]
- Confederation of British Industry
- Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Industry and Skills Council
- Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA)
- CSIRO Futures: Industry roadmaps
- Economic Modelling Specialists International (Emsi): state reports
- Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards [UK]
- ICT in agriculture: connecting smallholders to knowledge, networks, and institutions (updated edition) (World Bank)
- Industrial production for OECD countries and major non-member economies
- Industry and innovation map (Office of the Chief Economist) [Australia]
- Industry Canada
- Industry Employment Outlook Reports [Australia]
- Industry environmental scans [Australia]
- Industry Growth Centres [Australia]
- Industry Monitor [Australia]
- Industry Training Federation of New Zealand
- Linked Learning Alliance [US]
- Regional Development Australia (RDA) Regional Development Boards
- Service sector workforce development, regional plans and sector profiles [NZ]
- Skill shortages information, Department of Jobs and Small Business [Australia]
- Skills at OECD
- Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) [international]
- Skillsnet (Cedefop) [Europe]
- UK Industrial Strategy
- US perception of the manufacturing industry: survey analysis (Deloitte)
- VET reform agenda [Australia]
- Victorian Industry Participation Policy (VIPP) Annual Report [Australia]
Statistical
Suggested reading
Key research from a broad date range
- Australia's automotive manufacturing industry
- Australia's future workforce?
- Establishing best practices on human capital development to enhance productivity, quality, competitiveness and innovation among SMEs in Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei
- Industrial strategy and the future of skills policy: the high road to sustainable growth [UK]
- New entrants to Australian agricultural industries: where are the young farmers?
- The impact of new technologies on the construction industry [Australia]