Government Skills Australia

Government Skills Australia (GSA) is funded to promote career and employment opportunities in water as part of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' pathfinders program.

In the coming months, GSA will develop materials to highlight the many and varied pathways into and within the sector with a focus on providing recruitment strategies targeting indigenous people and women who have traditionally been less well represented. The high media profile issue of sustainability will feature strongly in the material and provide a compelling argument for why environmentally conscious people may wish to join the sector.

The complete suite of materials developed will include:

- Skills road map: outlining various job roles in the water industry and aligned qualifications required
- Case studies: a booklet of case studies focussing on women and indigenous workers
- Recruitment Guide: Various recruitment strategies and models for good practice

Materials will be made available by July 2010.