THOUSANDS of eager West Australian jobseekers will connect with resource and construction employers today at a federal government skills expo and Australia’s only industry owned-and-operated careers website is in the thick of the action.
AREEA miningoilandgasjobs.com has avidly supported both federal and state government employment expos in recent years, connecting jobseekers to employment and training opportunities through its online industry careers centre.
“More than 101,000 people keep West Australia’s resource industry strong, making it the state’s largest employer behind construction,” says AREEA miningoilandgasjobs.com site director Kyla Jones.
“Our own jobs expo held in Perth last year saw more than 10,000 people line-up to speak with resource employers, labour hire and training companies. Today we expect a similarly enthusiastic response from employers and jobseekers.
“We continue to experience strong employer demand, especially from those looking for employees in key skilled and technical occupations including engineering, maintenance, design, machinery operation and skilled trades such as boiler-making.
“Many people have existing qualifications but are unsure of how to develop new skills-sets and get their first big break in the resource industry. This is where the AREEA miningoilandgasjobs.com website comes in.
“At today’s jobs expo, we’ll speak one-on-one with Perth jobseekers about various training and skills development opportunities and assist them to connect with the state’s major mining and energy employers and contractors.”
AREEA miningoilandgasjobs.com currently lists more than 1,500 job vacancies direct from resource industry employers and features Australia’s most comprehensive Careers and Industry Guide, directing candidates to information on jobs, lifestyle, career planning, training and upskilling.
“Western Australia has $187.5 billion worth of committed major projects competing for skills. Waiting in the wings is a further $106.4 billion of potential new projects that will ensure the state remains Australia’s major resource employment hot-spot,” Ms Jones says.*
“Shifting commodities prices have had some impact on the industry’s decade-long average annual employment growth of 25%, but all indications point to competition for the state’s skilled workers remaining heated for some time.”
AREEA miningoilandgasjobs.com is developed and operated by the national resource industry employer group, AREEA (Australian Mines and Metals Association) as part of its suite of workforce initiatives.
*Figures from the AREEA-Pit Crew Labour Market Index (May 2013).
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