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Hi All,

A note from the Chief Executive

Welcome to the September RESA eNews. 

A lot has happened over the past quarter..the team at RESA has expanded, with two new regional staff joining the team based in the Port Augusta Office.

You may have seen representatives from RESA in the region, at events such as Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf in Port Pirie, The Far North Economic Development Forum in Coober Pedy and we have recently been involved in the Resources and Energy Program Road show in the states north.

Our head office in Adelaide remains a central hub for coordinating, attracting and distributing funds to up skill existing workers in the Resources Sector. We have been successful in securing places through PPP and CSIF which are detailed later in this eNews.

We hope you enjoy reading about whats been happening at RESA….

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NEW REGIONAL OFFICERS

Less than a month after appointing a new Regional Manager in Port Augusta, the Resources and Engineering Skills Alliance has appointed a project officer to further strengthen the Alliance’s operations.

Renee Preece (Regional Manager) and Alice Fargher (Project Officer) have teamed up to combine their skills to assist industry in the region to deliver innovative responses to meet the current and future workforce and skills demands of the resources sector in South Australia.

Renee and Alice are based in the Port Augusta Business Centre, 2a Stirling Road.

Please feel free to drop in and see Renee or Alice to discuss how RESA can assist you and your workforce needs.
 

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SKILLING SUMMIT

Planning is underway for the 2012 Skilling Summit to be held at the Hilton Adelaide on Wednesday 22 February. The summit will focus on strategies and solutions to address skills shortages within the resources and aligned sectors.

The summit will draw on the experience of national and state industry leaders and identify initiatives that can be applied to address South Australia's skills and labour needs.

Key challenges that will be addressed at the summit include; attraction strategies, workforce diversity including representation of women and indigenous and supporting the skills gap through skilled migration.

For more information contact Alice Fargher.

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RESOURCES INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

The Resources Indigenous Leadership Program (RILP) is a state-wide program to support the development of Indigenous leaders in the Mining and Resource sector.  The RILP provides a career progression pathway for existing Indigenous employees with management and leadership skills accredited to the Certificate IV Frontline Management.

This programs is a joint initative of the Governments of the Commonwealth and South Australia in partnership with RESA.

If you would like to participate at one of our many locations in South Australia or have an employee you would like to participate please contact Alice or visit our website.

DRILLING PROGRAM

Did you know that more than 300 new workers are recruited each year in the Drilling and Exploration Industry? RESA in collaboration with Deep Exploration Technology Cooperative Research Centre (DET CRC), State and Federal Government and Industry conducted three pilot Drilling Pre-employment Programs this year.

The program delivered essential skills and knowledge for employment at an entry level into the Drilling Sector and is underpinned by the RII20909 Certificate II in Drilling Operations, which can only be completed through ongoing on-the-job training and assessment.

The program established career pathways for jobseekers into the sector as Driller assistance and has resulted in 18 employment outcomes.  Stay tuned for updates on the next program.

More information will be provided on our website in the near future.

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CRITICAL SKILLS INVESTMENT FUND

Did you know RESA Submitted an Expression of Interest on behalf of the Sector?

The Critical Skills Investment Fund is a DEEWR funded initiative subsidising between 50% and 90% of the cost of training. The level of support is calculated on the size of the organisations workforce.  The program can support the qualifications and nationally endorsed skills sets in line with the Australian Quality Training Framework.

RESA has recently secured 519 training places to up skill existing workers, leveraging $1.9 million to subsidise the total cost of training. Read More....

PRODUCTIVITY PLACES PROGRAM

RESA has been successful in an application for Productivity Places Program funding (PPP) securing $670,000 to subsidise the cost of training to up skill 197 existing workers with VET qualifications. RESA's aggregated application supports the training needs of 6 resource sector organisations with training to be carried out over the next two years. Read More....

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RESOURCES INDUSTRY WORKFORCE ACTION PLAN
 

RESA has established the RIWAP, in partnership with SACOME, industry, government and the VET sector. The RIWAP was developed to address and implement effective solutions to the projected resources skills shortages. 

A key part of the RIWAP is the establishment of the “Resources Workforce Planning Council” which will have oversight of the plan. 

Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for the council have been submitted and the first official council meeting will be held in October.

WOMEN INFLUENCING DEFENCE AND RESOURCES INDUSTRY

The 11 month WIDRI Program, Launched in April 2011 by the Honourable Jack Snelling, Treasurer and Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, is well underway with 60 women who currently working in South Australia’s defence and resources industries.

The program aims to develop the capacity of 60 women with the skills to progress their careers in resources and defence. Particular focus has been on enhancing skills in the area of influential decision making and business performance. This is achieved by supporting their roles and responsibilities as managers, directors, mentors and industry advocates. Read More….

RESA SUPPORTS FLINDERS UNIVERSITY YEAR 12 SCIENCE AND MATHS ACADEMY

84 Year 12 students from southern region schools have been getting to grips with their Stage 2 specialist maths, physics or chemistry subjects on Flinders University campus, thanks to a pilot program supported by RESA, giving students preview of university life.

Students participating in the pilot Year 12 Science and Maths Academy at Flinders (SMAF) are being taught via lectures, classes and hands-on projects in the University’s laboratories and learning spaces by teachers competitively selected from the participating schools.

Professor Martin Westwell, Director of the Flinders Centre for Science Education in the 21st Century said “Without this program many of the participating students wouldn’t be completing maths, physics or chemistry at stage 2. We’re growing the size of the pie of the potential workforce in science, technology, engineering and maths because so many employers need a slice”.

For more information contact
Darlene Voss, Manager, Education Partnership
Flinders University  

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