Nation-wide recognition of occupational licences and registration a boost for minerals sector

Skills will become more transferable across Australia under a new uniform scheme announced by the Australian Government for automatic mutual recognition of state and territory based occupational licences and registration.

It also removes the burden to both workers and employers of applying and paying for additional licenses in mining regions.

With increasing technology adoption, workers should expect that VET sector qualifications will make them jobready or allow them to move between jobs in the mining industry.

The success of Australia’s resources sector depends on a highly skilled workforce which includes access to traditional and emerging trades across Australia.

The Australian minerals sector employs about 243,000 people in mostly high skilled jobs, with a significant proportion of these jobs located in regional and remote Australia.

The broader Australian minerals industry is creating more than 5000 apprenticeships in partnership with the Australian Government through the Mining Skills Organisation Pilot.

The pilot will also explore how qualifications can be simplified through a less prescriptive approach and how better advice can be provided to training providers.

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