Skills Queensland is a government organization that leads workforce development strategies in Queensland. Its role is to drive workforce reform, skills development, and training investments to increase productivity and social inclusion. Workforce development involves systematically assessing future workforce needs and determining actions to meet those needs. Skills Queensland engages with industries to develop responsive strategies that align training with job opportunities. It also conducts research to inform skills planning for the state economy.

1. Skills Queensland Driving strategies on Workforce Development Rod Camm, Skills Queensland CEO

2. WHAT IS SKILLS QUEENSLAND? Innovative public policy Driving a reform agenda Leading a demand-driven skills system Comprehensive industry engagement Providing responsive skills strategies Workforce development not just training Investment Planning Leading skills research for Qld Skills for the economy

8. So… What needs to change?

9. Employment challenges Gaps in indigenous and non-indigenous persons, unemployment and participation, June 2010 Source: ABS 62870DO007_2010 Labour Force Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Estimates from the Labour Force Survey, 2010 Indigenous and non-indigenous labour market status

10. Employment challenges … more pronounced at the regional level. Source: ABS 62870DO007_2010 Labour Force Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Estimates from the Labour Force Survey, 2010 Indigenous labour market status by remoteness index

11. Training opportunities Queensland indigenous enrolments remain strong Source : NCVER - VOCSTATS, Apprentices and Trainees, March 2011 Indigenous apprentice and trainee enrolments, Australia, Jan-March 2011

12. Training opportunities … but remote locations remain a challenge for indigenous training Indigenous apprentices and trainees, Queensland, by remoteness, percentage, Jan-March 2011 Source : NCVER - VOCSTATS, Apprentices and Trainees, March 2011

14. So…how will Skills Queensland’s work support Indigenous Queenslanders and communities?