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Skills Formation and Development
Industry Leading its Skills Formation and Development
MSQ will assist industry in:
- taking responsibility for its skills formation through collaborative action
- actively developing strategies which address its workforce issues
- identifying and implementing solutions affecting workforce development
- the development of industry-schools partnerships
- addressing skills development needs based on industry and geographical needs
- increasing the importance of skills development as an industry priority
- strengthening industry ownership of its skilling issues
The Benefits to Industry
- increased long-term sustainability of the manufacturing and engineering industries
- attract more skilled employees
- have more input into skills issues
- be more active in local skill issues through regional networks
- raised profile and priority of industry skilling
- manufacturing/engineering as a viable career path
- MSQ linkage provides an extra dimension to services
- provides input into training packages based on industry needs
Improve Your People
MSQ will show you how:
- skills development increases productivity
- to keep valued employees
- to plan for the future and minimise work disruption due to staff departures
- to integrate skills development into the business strategy
- skills development should be the first step in any sustainable business improvement program
The Benefits to Companies
- enhance business growth opportunities
- develop a culture of continuous improvement
- enhanced employee involvement leading to increased productivity
- developing a return on investment in training
- increased innovation and utilisation of existing technologies
- enhanced retention of existing workforce
Leading Skills Development in Industry
MSQ will:
- influence public investment in education and skills training that supports the industry's development and sustainability
- be a single point of contact for skills-related data from industry
- receive industry recognition as industry's 'voice' in skill-related matters
- encourage more industry involvement in skills-related issues
- establish industry-led networks throughout Queensland
The Benefits to Government
- collaborative alliances between industry education and training providers
- provides industry feedback on skills development for input into policy and investment
- increased industry involvement and ownership to local and regional skills issues, including industry-based training and assessment
- industry is kept up-to-date on skills trends and related initiatives
- a raised profile of manufacturing