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Of course there are select jobs in shortage but overall there are not widespread shortages.
Of course there are select jobs in shortage but overall there are not widespread shortages.There are some very key huge labour shortages. Google “Australian doctor shortage” for just one example of an industry facing real problems.
there are also shortages of Many different Trades and labourers.
332 Jobs Types in shortage
and it’s not as simple as just giving Microwave Jenny some incentive to cease being an unemployed florist’s assistant and become a doctor or engineer.
show them what sort of HECS debt they are liable to incur with Tertiary Education that will flush a few of the mathematically adept ones into the work force .You have to give incentives to working simple and easy...but need political courage: less taxes, less welfare more freedom of movement..stamp duty on house moves, uniform legislation among states for all tickets, uniform education cursus, childcare spaces so that moving with kids is not an issue
Etc etc
Mobility improves productivity, reduces inflation and labour shortages
the priority in tertiary education institutions is to get butts on campus , and THAT is a big problemWell, we just have to direct universities and TAFE's to provide courses for which labour is needed and not waste resources on courses for barristas or artists and other useless occupations.
It's a matter of getting the priorities right.
the major shortage is skill at many jobs , but that is no new thing , plenty will punch in/punch out , not so many are producing effectivelyOf course there are select jobs in shortage but overall there are not widespread shortages.
the major shortage is skill at many jobs , but that is no new thing , plenty will punch in/punch out , not so many are producing effectively
I am not sure I want to live in a society without Art or BaristasWell, we just have to direct universities and TAFE's to provide courses for which labour is needed and not waste resources on courses for barristas or artists and other useless occupations.
It's a matter of getting the priorities right.
It is pretty wide spread in all the professional and skilled categories.Of course there are select jobs in shortage but overall there are not widespread shortages.
Wasn't this because the organisation that oversees the doctors registration or training has a threshold to keep their prices high?There are some very key huge labour shortages. Google “Australian doctor shortage” for just one example of an industry facing real problems.
there are also shortages of Many different Trades and labourers.
332 Jobs Types in shortage
and it’s not as simple as just giving Microwave Jenny some incentive to cease being an unemployed florist’s assistant and become a doctor or engineer.
I am not sure I want to live in a society without Art or Baristas. The are all part of the division of labour that makes modern society good.
Anyway getting back to reality, rather than anecdotal chatter.
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The trades are an obvious area.and it’s not as simple as just giving Microwave Jenny some incentive to cease being an unemployed florist’s assistant and become a doctor or engineer.
I don’t know about that, because it does seem many of australia‘s big acting exports all went to acting schools, its like saying an athlete doesn’t need a coach.Art comes naturally to those good enough, barristing can be learned online, they should not be government funded.
Anyway, art is subjective , your Mona Lisa might be my Blue Poles.
True to a point, but many of the jobs in shortage require a degree, eg doctors, engineers etc etc.The trades are an obvious area.
Go back one generation and anyone offering an apprenticeship was flooded with applicants.
Today someone offering an apprenticeship will be lucky if they can fill the job with anyone decent.
What changed? Well society's created a narrative that it's uni or nothing, anything else is second rate and obtaining a degree in anything beats any alternative option not involving university.
End result is we've an abundance of people with a degree but we're desperately short on people in the trades or even basic work like driving buses.
The average wage in Spain is still only about half of that in Australia, so they need a few more years of growth before the can match Australia.Would be interesting to see rate of population increase alongside. Spain went down by .08%, Australia went up 1.0%.
So, population growth is good for us ???
I don’t know about that, because it does seem many of australia‘s big acting exports all went to acting schools, its like saying an athlete doesn’t need a coach.
Even Walt Disney Himself says the first thing he did when he had a bit of money was to put all his artists back in school.
listen to Walt at the 2 Min mark. Talk about the importance of art school, the art produced by Walt Disney studios by people that went to Walt’s art school still generates Millions of dollars of earning per year.
listen to at the 2min mark
but a multi-year uni/TAFE course , c'mon those with talent are obvious by the time they leave primary school , at worst all you have to do is instruct on the mediums used and on-line videos ( not paid subscriptions ) can supply thatI am not sure I want to live in a society without Art or Baristas. The are all part of the division of labour that makes modern society good.
Well, we just have to direct universities and TAFE's to provide courses for which labour is needed and not waste resources on courses for barristas or artists and other useless occupations.
It's a matter of getting the priorities right.
His artists had already been to the regular art schools, but we don’t expect lawyers to set up law schools, hospitals to set up medical schools, accounting firms to set up accounting schools.Dear old Walt actually nailed it when he said he set up his own art school.
He didn't need government money, he knew what he wanted and made sure his employees got the right training.
So there is room for industry training in specialised areas, but would the AMA set up a school to train doctors ? It's not within their financial capability. The issue is about government funding of what is necessary and leave it to industry to fund training in areas that they need.
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