With the first round of divisional meetings for the new financial year underway, it has been insightful to hear the challenges and opportunities facing businesses. One challenge that continues to arise is skills and labour shortages.

This issue is not unique to the automotive industry, with the 2021 Skills Priority List identifying 153 occupations in need of skilled labour. This has resulted in industries going to great lengths to secure skilled workers – even wining and dining current students in an attempt to woo them.

The obvious answer to these shortages is to develop our own pool of workers through apprenticeships. However, this takes time. We are also restricted by the lag between new skills emerging and qualification updates, with Training Minister Stuart Robert himself questioning why the VET sector is so slow to respond.

With this in mind, MTA Queensland is proud to announce today that we are launching our very own micro-credentials training. Through this industry-specific training, employees will be able to access short courses designed to deliver skill-sets relevant to the evolving needs of the industry. As the industry evolves, so too will our comprehensive selection of courses. You can read all about micro-credentials in this edition of Motor Trader.

15 September 2021