Opening up the profession by addressing the critical shortage of skilled spatial science professionals and attracting new entrants
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Paper/Presentation Title | Opening up the profession by addressing the critical shortage of skilled spatial science professionals and attracting new entrants |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Simmons, Shane |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2012 Queensland Spatial Science Conference (QSSC 2012) |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.sssi.org.au/userfiles/docs/QLD%20Region/documents_1348188062669320347.pdf |
Conference/Event | Queensland Surveying and Spatial Conference: The Future of Surveying and Spatial Science is Open (QSSC 2012) |
Event Details | Queensland Surveying and Spatial Conference: The Future of Surveying and Spatial Science is Open (QSSC 2012) Event Date 13 to end of 14 Sep 2012 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
Abstract | Currently there exists a national shortage of skilled workers and qualified personnel in many industries, with widespread acknowledgment of the shortage of skilled workers in the surveying and spatial science profession. There is a consensus that organisations requiring surveying and spatial science professionals are currently severely affected by the available pool of qualified personnel. The shortage of qualified spatial science personnel creates a cycle of turnover in staff, where regional and remote locations are either forced to attract staff from coastal and metropolitan locations or attract staff from other industries. To address the problem of this skills shortage, the surveying and spatial science profession successfully applied for funding through the Critical Skills Investment Fund. The group adopted a supply chain approach for the provision of sufficient qualified personnel whereby training/education, attracting new entrants and regulatory registration/professional certification were identified as critical areas and priorities. |
Keywords | skills shortage; surveyors; student profiles |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401306. Surveying (incl. hydrographic surveying) |
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Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1xq9/opening-up-the-profession-by-addressing-the-critical-shortage-of-skilled-spatial-science-professionals-and-attracting-new-entrants
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