The TCCI Education and Skills Summit on Tuesday highlighted again a lack of understanding of the underlying causes of skill and labour shortages in Tasmania and of the educational reforms currently being implemented in the State.
It would appear from the discussions throughout the extremely valuable afternoon that industry expects the government to provide a solution now and and that government expects industry to provide the mechanism for social reform through the employment of the unemployed, disadvantaged and/or marginally attached.
There does not appear to be a middle ground, neither party appears to be taking responsibility for a long term strategic response to this unprecedented predicament. Ron Ward CEO of Veolia and up for re-election on the re-invogorated TCCI Board made a pertinent comment. There needs to be a wholistic approach for a long term strategy and the approach needs a champion. Unfortunately, this critical assertion was lost to the sea of delegates primarily concerned with finding short term, reactive solutions to a long term problem.
The TCCI announced commitment to continuing the pursuit of a solution. I urge those commited to the cause to contact the TCCI, as inertia will be Tasmania's downfall otherwise.
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