D7 Workforce Development: Collaboration and Hubs Skills and Workforce Development Planning: A Case Study from the Fraser Island

1. Robert Petherbridge
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Commercialising Applied Research
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‘Beautiful One Day, Perfect the Next’
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Population: 4.6
million
1/3 of our
population are
migrants
Land Area: 1.8
million Km2

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HEADING
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Source: CSIRO Data 61 – Tomorrow’s Digitally Enabled Workforce

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Key Findings
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Source: CSIRO Data 61 and TAFE Queensland – The VET Era
TAFE and
VET is
critical
Positioning
TAFE and
VET
Occupation
change /
evolution
Demand for
VET will
increase
significantly
More
degree
students
entering
VET
Shifting
customers,
products
and
business

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Our Response to Findings
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Business to Business partnerships to upskill the workforce
Understanding our clients expectations
New investment in technology, product and infrastructure
Locally based solutions for skilling and workforce
Investing in developing our educators
Ongoing collaboration with leading researchers and leaders

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Business to Business Commercial Strategy
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Largest population cohort requiring skilling is
shifting to the existing workforce
Rapidly increasing rate of occupational change
is a key emerging risk for small, medium and
large business (digital disruption)
Futureproofing VET and Providers against
continual policy and funding changes
Providing an exciting avenue to ‘pilot’ new
approaches to skilling to directly meet needs
Learnings and products can be adapted from
and to single subscriber market.

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B2B Application of CSIRO Research
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Jobs
Queensland
Growing
Opportunities
in the Fraser
Coast
Queensland
Farming,
Agriculture
and
Horticulture
Workforce
Queensland
Resources
Sector
Workforce
(Minerals,
Coal, Gas)

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What is Digital upskilling in the Workplace?
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Being a Digital
Citizen / Worker
• Communicating in the information age
• Collaborating in digital spaces
• Personal and corporate cyber safety at work and home
• Establishing an online profile, contributing to forums and sharing information
Digital Literacy in
the Workplace
• Using changing technology in the workplace
• Selecting corporate and other applications for specific purposes
• Cloud based systems and work environments
• Cyber safety and security
Application of
New Technology
• Trend analysis and forecasting using ‘Big Data’
• MRUAS (Drone) technology and application
• Blockchain Technology and application
• Virtual Reality, Robotics and Automation technology and application
• Artificial Intelligence application

10. Robert Petherbridge
WFCP 2018 Presentation
TAFE QUEENSLAND
Commercialising Applied Research
RTO 0275 CRICOS 03020E