VET in Schools and Pathways for School-leavers

Project Owner: RITC
Current Status: Consultation CLOSED

The WA resources sector is one of the State’s largest employers. Over the last 12 months the sector has been increasingly challenged by labour market tightening and restricted mobility as a function of the global pandemic. With a local constrained employment market, an imperative to further connect the talent pipeline from local school leavers and young adults into resources sector careers has been identified by industry.

This discussion paper seeks to clarify the role of existing VET in School programs for the resources sector and surmise entry-level pathways for school-leavers into the industry. Additionally, it seeks to unpack and clarify some of the logic and opportunity within the youth labour market, focusing on the identification of barriers and proposing opportunities and recommendations for the sector to further support continuity of the talent pipeline.