Maritime Transport Workforce Development
Maritime transport has its own workforce pressures, training needs and operating conditions. What works for one part of the transport sector may not reflect the realities of working across Queensland’s waterways, ports and coastal regions.
Training and skills for maritime transport
Maritime transport businesses need people with the right skills, training and experience to do the work safely and effectively.
For some businesses, the challenge may be finding workers with the right qualifications. For others, it may be accessing suitable training, keeping staff, or planning for the skills they will need in the future.
Transport Workforce Futures is looking to hear from maritime transport operators and stakeholders about what is working, what is difficult, and where better workforce support may be needed.
Where maritime workforce input can help
Transport Workforce Futures is looking to understand the practical issues that affect how maritime transport businesses find, train and keep the people they need.
The strongest input is specific. It helps show where training is working, where it is difficult to access, and what support may be needed as the sector’s workforce needs change.
Skills gaps
Where it is difficult to find people with the right skills, qualifications or experience for maritime transport roles.
Training access
Where training is hard to access because of location, timing, cost, availability or business disruption.
Workforce pathways
How people enter the sector, build experience and stay in maritime transport roles over time.
Future capability
What skills, roles or training support may be needed as maritime transport changes across Queensland.
Workforce planning needs to reflect how maritime work happens
Maritime transport workforce needs are shaped by the way the sector operates. Location, schedules, role requirements and access to training can all affect how businesses find, train and keep the right people.
Transport Workforce Futures is looking to understand these practical details, so maritime transport is not treated as a broad category with one simple set of workforce needs.
Represent maritime transport workforce needs
The maritime transport Industry Reference Group is for people who can bring practical sector insight into conversations about training, skilling, jobs and workforce needs.The group will meet quarterly and include a small mix of representatives from different parts of the sector. The aim is to hear from people who understand the realities of finding, training and keeping skilled workers in maritime transport.
What’s involved
- Quarterly group discussions
- 5 to 6 representatives for the sector
- Input from different business sizes, regions and sector roles
- A focus on practical workforce, training and skills issues
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