Improving the contribution of major projects to local employment in remote regions (Report for the Regional Australia Institute The Future of Regional Jobs 201)

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Publication TypeResearch ReportAbstractThis project is part of the Regional Australia Institute (RAI)’s Inquiry Program 2019, as approved by the Secretaries and Directors’ General meeting of December 2018. It is part of The Future of Regional Jobs theme that explores various employment contexts, and the continuing challenges associated with matching local skills with evolving economic opportunities shaping the regional landscape. The focus of this project is specifically on remote regions, which are characterised by their sparse permanent population, the distance to access generic services (government, commercial and main industry clusters), and their commonly recognised limited skill pools and less diverse economic capabilities. The latter dimensions are usually perceived to create particular challenges to targeted workforce development and harmonisation thereby undermining the potential establishment of a sustainable economic base.AuthorTremblay, P.Boyle, A.Date2019Publication CollectionNorthern Institute Research Reports