The Lucky Country

[Gingermick]

Now the federal Government is talking about visas for "skilled worker " Plasterers , smash repair workers . Well golly-gee surely we should be able to train Australians for these occupations in the lucky country .

But everyone's got something else to do or they want to do nothing. We have just started a senior engineer from south Africa. Took about a year to get him processed and here working.
To train someone adequately they need supervision and at the moment, no one has time to supervise a junior in my office. .....The daft irony of success.

[lesmeyer]

But everyone's got something else to do or they want to do nothing. We have just started a senior engineer from south Africa. Took about a year to get him processed and here working.
To train someone adequately they need supervision and at the moment, no one has time to supervise a junior in my office. .....The daft irony of success.

Oh NO - not another Japie in OZ.
Les

[kiwigeo]

Also a chronic shortage of skilled people in the oil and gas exploration game but in this case it's a combination of three factors:

1. All the most experienced people are the the first to get sacked whenever there's a downturn (never worked out the logic in that).
2. The industry has neglected training up new people for too many years.
3. Consultants like myself don't want to stay in Australia when we can earn alot more working overseas....higher day rates and less tax.