Plugging skills shortages through diversity

HR and diversity leaders talk about skills challenges, their own diversity initiatives and the way these moves have helped plug skills gaps.

By Ai Group

Date and time

Wed, 8 Mar 2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST

Location

Online

About this event

As we move into 2023, still struggling with a global shortage of labour and skills, more businesses are tapping into diverse groups to find the skills they need. In fact many businesses are finding diversity and inclusion is now an essential strategy as they look to fill skills shortages to keep the organisation functioning.

What sort of planning and re-thinking of roles does this new approach need? What factors lead to cultural harmony, a motivated workforce and improved financial returns?

In our March webinar we speak with HR and diversity leaders from member companies about their skills challenges, their own diversity initiatives and the way these moves have helped with their skill gaps. We will also hear about a current government skills program which has seen a high percentage of diverse cohorts placed with businesses, and from Ai Group's recent refugee recruit through Talent Beyond Boundaries.

Joining Ai Group Centre for Education & Training Executive Director Megan Lilly will be:

Andy Stirling, Organisational Development Business Partner, BlueScope Steel

Nick Arcaro, Head of Diversity, Laing O’Rourke

Elise Coughlin, Director, Talent Initiatives, Industry and Innovation, Victorian Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

Bassem Kaawache, Business Analyst, Australian Industry Group

Organised by

Ai Group

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is Australia's peak industry association. Acting on behalf of business for 150 years, we are the country's only truly national employers' organisation.

Ai Group represents the interests of more than 60,000 businesses employing more than 1 million staff. Our longstanding involvement with diverse industry sectors including manufacturing, construction, transport, labour hire, mining services, defence, airlines and ICT means we are genuinely representative of Australian industry.

With more than 250 staff in offices across NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and WA, we have the resources and the expertise to meet the changing needs of our members. We provide the practical information, advice and assistance you need to run your business more effectively.

Ai Group also offers members a voice at all levels of government through our policy leadership and influence. Our deep experience of industrial relations and workplace law positions Ai Group as the leading advocate on behalf of enterprises large and small across Australia.

We intrinsically appreciate the challenges facing industry and remain at the cutting edge of policy debate and legislative change – and strategic business management.

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