Skills Victoria: 24% Industry associations Skills needed now and for the future Construction Industry: 36% Victoria: 48% Businesses are concerned they may not have the skills they need for the future Training contribution and quality Construction Industry: 17% Victoria: 24% Employers find that training has a positive contribution to productivity and business success. Businesses lack the skills they need today Construction Industry: 10% Positive Return on Investment Victoria: 9% Construction Industry: 68% Victoria: 75% Businesses believe they have the skills needed for today and for the next 12 months Positive impact on productivity Construction Industry: 67% Construction Industry: 67% Victoria: 61% Victoria: 72% Main skills lacking today and in the next Training is a priority for the workplace 12 months Construction Industry: 88% Victoria: 86% Three quarters of employers identified technical and job specific skills are lacking today or will be lacking in Quality of provider training was high the next 12 months. Construction Industry: 77% Victoria: 79% Technical / job specific skills Construction Industry: 75% Victoria: 69% Problem solving skills Construction Industry: 42% Victoria: 35% Management / leadership skills Construction Industry: 38% Victoria: 40% Training Employers’ access to training Employers supported staff training in 2016 Construction Industry: 60% Victoria: 63% Employers mainly used private training providers, TAFEs and industry associations to deliver their training in 2016. Private training providers Construction Industry: 48% Victoria: 50% TAFE Construction Industry: 47%
Skills Skills needed now and for the future Businesses are concerned they may not have the skills they need for the future Construction Industry: 17% Victoria: 24% Businesses lack the skills they need today Construction Industry: 10% Victoria: 9% Businesses believe they have the skills needed for today and for the next 12 months Construction Industry: 67% Victoria: 61% Main skills lacking today and in the next 12 months Three quarters of employers identified technical and job specific skills are lacking today or will be lacking in the next 12 months. Technical / job specific skills Construction Industry: 75% Victoria: 69% Problem solving skills Construction Industry: 42% Victoria: 35% Management / leadership skills Construction Industry: 38% Victoria: 40% Training Employers’ access to training Employers supported staff training in 2016 Construction Industry: 60% Victoria: 63% Employers mainly used private training providers, TAFEs and industry associations to deliver their training in 2016. Private training providers Construction Industry: 48% Victoria: 50% TAFE Construction Industry: 47% Victoria: 24% Industry associations Construction Industry: 36% Victoria: 48% Training contribution and quality Employers find that training has a positive contribution to productivity and business success. Positive Return on Investment Construction Industry: 68% Victoria: 75% Positive impact on productivity Construction Industry: 67% Victoria: 72% Training is a priority for the workplace Construction Industry: 88% Victoria: 86% Quality of provider training was high Construction Industry: 77% Victoria: 79%
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