Click to insert Heading Insert speaker/s Insert location/date Zina Miceli Regional Industry Career Adviser Western Melbourne & Hume City WESTERN EDGE CLUSTER VET PD FORUM 4 February 2009

Overview  Career Advice Australia  Labour market information  Melton Demographics  Where will the new jobs be?  Youth Engagement and Attainment

CAREER ADVICE AUSTRALIA NETWORK National Industry Career Specialists (10) Regional Industry Career Advisers (57) Local Community Partnerships (213) SCHOOLS

VICTORIA – LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION  Second largest workforce – 2.6 million workers  29% of workers are employed part time  Employment has grown by 12.3% in the last 5 years  Largest growing industries have been – Health & Community Services, Construction and Property & Business Services  Workforce is ageing – 38% of workers aged 45 yrs or older

VICTORIA – LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION cont.  Total employment across all industries has increased over the last five years  Largest employing industries – Retail, Manufacturing, Property & Business Services and Health & Community Services  ¼ of Victorian workers hold a Bachelor degree or higher  17% of Victorian workers hold a Certificate III/IV

AREA PROFILE – OUTER WESTERN MELBOURNE Working Age Population (15-64) 431,700 Employment Rate (15-64) 71.1% Unemployment Rate 5.2% Participation Rate 65.2% Teenage Full-Time UE Rate (15-19) 17.6% Teenage Full-Time UE to Population Ratio 2.8% Source: ABS Labour Force Survey (three month averages to October 2008)

Outer Western Melbourne Employment by Industry – Ranked, August 08 ('000) ABS Labour Force Survey – August 08

Outer Western Melbourne Employment by Occupation – Ranked, August 08 ('000) ABS Labour Force Survey – August 08

Melton – Demographics Overview Number% POPULATION Total population* 78,912- Males* 39, Females* 39, Indigenous population Australian born 54, Overseas born 19, Australian citizenship 68, Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing * Excludes overseas visitors

AGE STRUCTURE Number% years7, years12, years5, years19, years29, years and over4, Melton – Demographics Overview cont. Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing

Melton – Labour Force LABOUR FORCE (Population aged 15 yrs and over) Number% Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed persons) 39,426- Employed full-time25, Employed part-time 9, Employed away from work* 1, Employed hours not stated 1, Unemployed 2, Not in the labour force 16,857- Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing * People employed but away from work during Census and did not state full time or part time

OCCUPATION (Employed persons aged 15 yrs and over) Total Clerical and Administrative Workers6,541 Technicians and Trades Workers6,316 Professionals4,669 Labourers4,169 Machinery Operators And Drivers4,134 Sales Workers3,733 Managers3,538 Community and Personal Service Workers3,144 Melton – Population Occupations Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing

15-19 year olds year olds year olds Year 12 or Equivalent1,5303,4558,897 Year 11 or Equivalent1, ,904 Year 10 or Equivalent1, ,864 Year 9 or Equivalent Year 8 or below Did not go to School31150 Highest year of school not stated ,051 Melton –– Highest Year of School Completed Source: Derived from the Australian Bureau of Statistics – 2006 Census of Population and Housing

WHERE WILL THE NEW JOBS BE? INDUSTRYNEW JOBS Health & Community Services169,300 Property & Business Services136,200 Retail Trade128,200 Construction82,500 70% of new employment to is expected to come from 4 main industries: Source: Australian Jobs 2008 – DEEWR

Where will the jobs be? Paramedics Physiotherapists Psychologists Naturopaths Welfare Workers Medical Administrators Dieticians Nurses’ Aides Massage Therapists Medical Scientists Weight Loss Consultants Medical Imaging Professionals HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES Carers – Aged & Disabled Carers – Child & Youth Health Info Managers Nursing Directors Ambulance Officers Fitness Instructors

Where will the jobs be? Financial Advisers Land Economists Valuers & Economists Computing Professionals IT Specialists IT Technicians PROPERTY & BUSINESS SERVICES Accountants Marketing & PR Legal Professionals Auditors Clerks Project & Program Administrators

Where will the jobs be? Hair & Beauty Therapists Service Assistants Pastry Cooks Personal Services RETAIL & HOSPITALITY Chefs & Cooks Bakers Waiters Retail Supervisors Checkout Supervisors

SNAPSHOT OF YOUTH  526,000 or 18% of year olds not fully engaged  306,000 or 11% of year olds unemployed, underemployed or marginally attached to work  Each year, approx 45,000 – 50,000 early school leavers not going into full time work  One in five young people have not completed Year 12 or a Certificate III vocational qualification

Anticipated qualifications pathways for jobs (% of employment) Current and potentially university pathway24.0 Current and potentially VET pathway62.3 Not requiring qualifications13.7 Current qualifications profile of population (% of population) University qualifications20.0 VET qualifications29.9 No qualifications50.1 Qualifications for Jobs and the Qualification Profile

What can we do?  successful transitions for all students from primary to secondary schooling and to further learning or work  high quality vocational education in schools and workplaces  provide young people with knowledge and experience of pathways to sustainable skilled employment

What can we do?  employer engagement with schools to improve outcomes for young people  joint activities between industry and schools around local business and community needs  provision of employment and training places for young people leaving school

Industry – School Partnerships Building ACTIVE relationships School Talks School Based App’s Adopt A School Student Projects Industry Tours Structured Workplace Learning Expos

Building links with young people How will you find your future workforce? Shrinking pool of young people Increasing competition from other employers, other industries

Contact Details Zina Miceli Regional Industry Career Adviser Western Melbourne & Hume City Australian Industry Group Ph: (03) Mob: