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    A year in review at JQ HQ

    From a detailed database of employment projections to research into the challenges facing female apprentices, JQ has led the way in the jobs, skills, training and employment research space in 2022. Our work this year has supported the capacity and capability development of several industries across Queensland’s growing workforce and supported the development of the Queensland Workforce Strategy.

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    Supporting future skills, future work and future Queensland

    Jobs and skills are the talk of the town, with the release of the Queensland Government’s Good people. Good jobs: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022-2032, and the establishment of Jobs and Skills Australia. Queensland’s economy is on the rise as the effects of the pandemic ease, and Jobs Queensland predicts we will have more jobs, and not enough people to fill them.

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    Looking forward to 2023

    In 2022-23, Jobs Queensland will deliver a number of projects under the Annual Work Program that support its strategic objectives of: fostering a skilled and productive workforce for the changing economy, inclusive growth and jobs of the future enabling Queensland industries and communities to strengthen skills, capabilities and resilience strengthening the state’s vocational education and training (VET) system.

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    JQ Year in Review – 2021-22

    As the trusted authority on Queensland’s future skills and workforce needs, Jobs Queensland is helping Queensland stay one step ahead of a changing economy and labour market.

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    Supporting future careers with data

    The versatility of Jobs Queensland’s Anticipating Future Skills Series has been highlighted at several recent events, showcasing employment projections to schools at the Principal’s Conference 2022 and the Health Gateway to Industry Schools Forum 2022 last month.

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    Co-creating the next rules of work

    Jobs Queensland went global in September, through a collaboration with the Department of Tourism Innovation and Sport and international thought-leader Gary A. Bolles.

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    Bumper crop attend virtual Queensland AgWorkforce Summit

    The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) and the Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance (RJSA) partnered with Jobs Queensland and the Queensland Government to deliver the Queensland Agworkforce Summit earlier this month.

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    Supporting Queensland’s Agriculture Industry

    The Queensland Agriculture Industry Workforce Plan 2022-2027 will help attract, train and retain workers in Queensland’s agriculture industry over the next five years. The workforce plan, developed in partnership with the Queensland Farmers’ Federation and in collaboration with the Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance, covers the current and emerging workforce needs of the grazing, horticulture, cropping and aquaculture agribusiness sectors.

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    Five-year plan to grow Queensland’s agriculture workforce released

    Attracting, training and retaining workers in Queensland’s agriculture industry is the focus of a five-year plan launched by Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development Di Farmer today.

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    Re-examining future work webinar wrap up

    Jobs Queensland hosted webinars in November that provided overviews of Jobs Queensland’s Lifelong learning: The foundation of future work report and Future work for small business: Skills, capabilities and potential report.

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    Queensland Agriculture Workforce Plan update

    Jobs Queensland and Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) are preparing a five-year plan to respond to the major issues experienced by the state’s agriculture industry while anticipating future workforce demand.

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    Chair’s message – Advancing manufacturing

    Advanced manufacturing is a journey. It is supported by technology and underpinned by a skilled workforce that is agile and innovative. The industry needs to nurture a culture that embraces change and diversity.

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    Reports released in 2021

    This year, Jobs Queensland released a number of reports to support the capacity and capability development of a number of industries across the Queensland workforce. Each report, although with a different focus, was an important contribution to meeting key skills and workforce priorities for Queensland, and in supporting our long-term economic recovery.