When key figures in Australia's renewable energy industry met in Victoria last week, finding and training up the future clean energy workforce was top of the agenda.
The renewables industry has exploded in Victoria, with ambitious energy targets set by the state government and an abundance of job opportunities in the fledgling sector to be realised.Renewable Energy proponents and the state government are predicting more than 6,000 new jobs in Gippsland
But in a job market crying out for people to fill 86,000 vacancies in rural and regional Australia, doubt remains on the ability to fill roles in the new industry. Ms O'Connor said mediocre participation rates should be seen as an opportunity to bring more people into the workforce. "[We look at] what level and what skills. Who is not in the sector, but could be in the sector, because they've got skills that could transition."
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