AREEA is quoted in this article Jobs of the future will pay off which ran on News Corp’s online and in newspaper publications across Australia. The story highlights science technology and engineering jobs are growing strong, backing up calls to prioritise related subjects in schools.

Tom Reid, acting Director for Industry Services at Australia’s peak resources and energy employer group AREEA, said he expected a slight upturn in demand in mining in 2018.

“While we will likely never see the same levels of skills shortages experienced five years ago, some employers are speaking of a ‘mini boom’ this year in key operational and production-based roles,” he said.

“It is likely to be an employees’ market as conditions improve and there is renewed optimism in expanding existing resources projects and even committing to new projects.

“It’s also great to see more women getting involved in the industry following employer efforts to make their organisations more attractive to broader demographics of workers.”