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Skill Shortages in Regional New South Wales: The Case of the Riverina
Author(s) -
Sharma Kishor,
Oczkowski Edward,
Hicks John
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
economic papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1759-3441
pISSN - 0812-0439
DOI - 10.1111/1759-3441.12157
Subject(s) - economic shortage , incentive , investment (military) , point (geometry) , business , quality (philosophy) , economic growth , economics , market economy , political science , government (linguistics) , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , politics , law
Using a survey based method, this paper investigates skill shortages in the Riverina. About 48 per cent of businesses have reported that they have unfilled vacancies. The shortage of qualified applicants, lack of sufficient experience and lack of technical ability are the main causes proffered by regional business for skill shortages. These findings point the importance of investing in quality infrastructure, offering tax incentives and channelling investment into the TAFE and University sector to address regional skill shortages in both short‐ and long‐run.