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Understanding Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO)

Understanding Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO). Paul Massingham Executive Officer Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett. Why Focus on the Resource Sector?. REGIONAL PRIORITIES: Strengthening our regional profile Driving economic prosperity and job creation

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Understanding Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO)

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  1. Understanding Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) Paul Massingham Executive Officer Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett

  2. Why Focus on the Resource Sector? REGIONAL PRIORITIES: • Strengthening our regional profile • Driving economic prosperity and job creation • Advancing education and training • Supporting our community and social wellbeing

  3. Next Decade – New Jobs • 60,000 Construction Jobs • 30,000 Operational Jobs • WBB Position – Nov 11 • 129,000 Labour force • 118,800 Employed • 10,200 Job Seekers • 7.1% Unemployment

  4. Why the Resource Sector?

  5. Regional Impact

  6. Why the Resource Sector?

  7. Q. What is the “CATALYST” for Direct Flights A. Workforce Demand

  8. How do we create • workforce demand? • Understand Resource • Sector Companies • needs and deliver a • solution?

  9. What is the • greatest need for • Resource Sector • Companies?

  10. Skilled Workers Skilled Workers Skilled Workers and more Skilled Workers

  11. How do we get them? 1. Redirect Existing Workers 2. Train Job Seekers 3. Utilise Underemployed regional workforce 4. Attract workers and their families to live in the WBB 5. Provide accommodation solution for migrant workers

  12. Which companies • do we target? • Companies that have a future workforce demand • B. Companies that have demonstrated a willingness • to invest in community and social wellbeing. • Companies that are prepared to develop an ongoing • relationship with a community and its workers.

  13. Current RDA WBB activities to create workforce demand…. Identify the number of existing resource sector workers living in the Wide Bay Burnett and working outside the region. Identify the number of job seekers interested in working in the resource sector and understand their capacity.

  14. Other Current RDA WBB activities…. Conduct a Social Impact study to understand the potential impacts growth in the resource will have on our community. Conduct a Economic Impact study to understand the potential impacts growth in the resource sector will have on our economy Lobby both State and Commonwealth Government for the WBB to be recognised as a priority region for the appointment of a Fly-In Fly-Out Coordinator Conduct a Resource Sector Indigenous Jobs Forum

  15. What other Opportunities exist with FIFO? Investment Attraction – Workers and their families from other key target areas. Gladstone, Mackay, Brisbane Industry diversification and innovation 457 Visa workers Establish new commercial routes…..

  16. How will we deliver? RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT UTILISE CURRENT ASSETS DELIVER WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ESTABLISH DIRECT FLIGHT ACCESS TO SITES (FIFO) ATTRACT RESOURCE SECTOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THE REGION

  17. What’s missing from our investment attraction story?

  18. Where are we now?

  19. Thank you

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