Strategies to minimise the impact of challenging times on training: final report

Abstract

The objectives of this project were to: - Provide a short review of Queensland’s construction industry, including trends and change drivers impacting upon employment and training of apprentices and trainees. - Identify and analyse innovative strategies used (or considered) in Australia and elsewhere to reduce the impact on the training of apprentices and trainees during periods of industry and economic downturn. - Utilise scenario planning methodology to develop and explore plausible futures in the form of three future scenarios for the Queensland construction industry that could markedly affect the training of apprentices and trainees in the Construction industry. - Provide recommendations to assist Construction Skills Queensland in dealing effectively with the implications of the outcomes of this project.