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Tasmania’s Automotive Training Gets Major Boost

Tasmania’s Automotive Training Gets Major Boost with New $2.35M Cambridge Facility. A strategic partnership between TasTAFE and the Tasmanian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is delivering a significant win for the state’s automotive industry: a new, purpose-built $2.35 million training centre in Cambridge that will ensure Tasmania’s skills pipeline remains robust. The announcement comes at a critical time for the sector. Following major flooding damage to TasTAFE’s automotive training facility at the Hobart Campbell Street campus in late 2024, which rendered the facility unfit for use, the new Cambridge Industrial Park location represents both recovery and reinvestment in vocational automotive [...]

Automotive Training Centre Set to Rival Australia’s Best

Tasmania’s automotive training revolution is gaining momentum with the development of a new TasTAFE Automotive Training Centre, a project that’s been developed with substantial assistance from TACC and its members. This collaboration between industry and education demonstrates the commitment both sectors have to producing highly skilled automotive professionals. Rising from Adversity The new training centre carries particular significance as it will replace a previous facility that was compromised by flooding—a reminder of how environmental challenges can impact infrastructure, but also of the resilience and forward-thinking approach of Tasmania’s automotive training sector. Rather than simply rebuilding what was lost, the decision [...]

TACC Bulletin

Have your say on current skills shortages

Dear member,

The Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA), of which VACC is a member, has engaged Deloitte Access Economics to support their response to Jobs and Skills Australia’s (JSA) 2024 Skills Priority List stakeholder survey.

The Skills Priority List is used to assess current skills shortages and future labour demand in industries across Australia. It is a key resource used to shape domestic education and training policy and to inform Australia’s Migration Program planning.

This is an opportunity for the Australian automotive retail industry to advise government of the current and expected skills shortages you are experiencing. As such, we invite you to complete the following survey link to inform our submission to government.

Automotive Skills Shortages Survey

This survey is being sent to all current MTA members and should be filled out by individual businesses. Please only provide one response per business. The findings from this survey will be used by Deloitte Access Economics and MTAA for the purpose of completing the JSA Skills Priority List stakeholder survey for the automotive industry.

Only aggregated responses will be reported, meaning your business will not be identified in any information provided to JSA.

If you have any questions about Deloitte’s privacy policy or about the survey, please contact autoskillssurvey@deloitte.com.au.

The survey will close Friday 9 February 2024.

Dr Imogen Reid,
Lead, Strategy and Policy