Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- Human Resources for Energy Developments in Australia
- In
- Energy 83: Towards an Energy Policy for Australia; Position Papers
- Imprint
- Institution of Engineers Australia, Barton, ACT, 1983, pp. 53-77
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.604378462944140
- Abstract
A study has been made of human resources to be associated with Australian energy developments between the present date and the end of 1990.
Several attempts to quantify the needs of professional, sub-professional, skilled and unskilled staff which were made by the Working Party proved to be fruitless, especially in the light of downward revisions of energy development activity associated with the current world recession. The Working Party believes, however that because of the indigenous resources which Australia possesses, and its proximity to the developing countries of South East Asia, Japan and China, our country should expect to receive continued demand from Asian countries to supply them with energy, and to refine and reduce minerals for their needs.
An examination is made of the present structure of the Australian technological workforce, factors associated with the supply of educated and trained people, and demand for people by industry are analysed. Specific attention is then directed to the various surveys which have been made of projected energy developments in Australia over the next decade and of the associated staffing requirements, when these have been disclosed, and in view of the present down turn in economic activity, no large scale deficiencies in skilled staffing are foreseen before 1990. On the other hand, Australia is still heavily dependent on overseas specialist expertise, and for a country with our resources, the working Party believes that we should be aiming to establish Australian expertise to study, evaluate and optimally develop our resources. In particular, as we approach the 1990's there will be an increasing need to effectively utilise the existing workforce and to develop strategies which will enable us to respond to, and take advantage of, rapid change and opportunities which present themselves. The paper considers various strategies for realising our national potential in the 1990's.