The document discusses the future of manufacturing in Western NSW and the skills needed to succeed. It outlines that manufacturing must incorporate products and services, focus on global markets, collaborate for innovation, and adopt digital technologies. It also emphasizes the importance of developing conceptual, problem-solving, technology, and reflexive skills through STEM education and workforce training. Specific resources and tools from the Manufacturing Skills Australia organization are highlighted for supporting skills development, including MskillsManager, My Skills, and Training Package pages.

1. What will the future look like
for the manufacturing
industry in Western NSW

2. The Future of Manufacturing
What it means
Leon Drury
Executive Officer – NSW ITAB
Your State. Your Workforce. Your Future.

3. 01. Workforce
development, skills
development and
future expectations?

4. STEM! STEM! STEM!
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5. Need for Workforce development
This summary from the AIG’s “Advanced manufacturing” argument is that “New
Age” advanced manufacturing must:
• Incorporate a mix of products and services
• SMEs to focus on globalised markets in Asia
• SMEs must collaborate for innovation
• Collaboration and networking between businesses, universities, RTOs &
Government
• SMEs need to be nimble, flexible, agile to meet challenges in the complex rich
environments facing future manufacturing
• Adopt digital technologies
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6. Management and leadership skills are
essential for the future productivity of
innovative firms operating in digital
economies.
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7. Four Skill Sets - Conceptual, Problem
Solving, Technologies, Reflexive
CONCEPTUAL – Abstract Skills
1. Conceptualise The Issue
2. Adapt Thinking To Situation
3. Innovative Abilities
4. Intelligence Scanning
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8. PROBLEM SOLVING – Tacit Knowledge
1. Flexibility In Response
2. Agility And Acuity In Response
3. Problem Identification And Problem Solving
4. Manage Unstable/Unpredictable/Complex
Environments
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9. TECHNOLOGIES – Explicit Technologies
1. Handle All Digital Technologies
2. Knowledge Of Augmented Realities
3. Knowledge Technology & Management
Skills
4. Remote Design Capabilities
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10. REFLEXIVE – Tacit Experience
1. Embedded Experience
2. Reflective Capacity In Learned Environments
3. Entrepreneurial & Commercialise Actions
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12. 02. Transition plans
and development
projects for Training
Packages

13. MSAs Continuous improvement plan
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14. 03. Foundation Skills

15. What are Foundation Skills?
Foundation Skills are defined as the combination of:
• English language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) - listening, speaking, reading,
writing, digital literacy and use of mathematical ideas
• employability skills, such as collaboration, problem solving, self-management,
learning, and information and communication technology (ICT) skills required for
participation in modern workplaces and contemporary life
• digital literacy.
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17. These results translate as follows:
• > 46% of those aged 15 – 74 years had prose literacy scores below level 3
• > 47% of those aged 15 – 74 years had document literacy scores below level 3
• > 53% of those aged 15 – 74 years had numeracy scores below level 3; and
• > 70% of those aged 15 – 74 years had problem solving scores below level 3.
• This data was updated in 2013 with the recent release of the Programme for International
Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)3
• and is provided in Chart 2.
3 4228.0, Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, Australia, 2013, Australian Bureau of Statistics
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18. Getting it Right: Foundation
Skills for the Workforce report October 2013
• The link to the download can be
found here
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19. 04. Women in the
manufacturing
industry

20. Women in manufacturing - a snapshot
Population characteristics (ABS 2013)
• In June 2012, women made up just over 50% of the population (50.2%)
• New South Wales was the home state for almost one third of women (3,678,704
or 32.3% of the female population)
• The median age of the female population of Australia was 38.2 years, slightly older
than the median age of the male population (36.4 years)
• There were more females living in capital cities in than males (7.57 million to 7.45
million) while males outnumber women outside of the capital cities (3.86 million
to 3.84 million)
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21. Women in manufacturing - a snapshot
Employment (ABS 2013)
• Women made up 45.8% of the employed population in August 2013
• In manufacturing, women make up only 26.2% of the workforce – this is the fifth
lowest proportion of female employment for all industries
• New South Wales has the highest proportion of women employed in
manufacturing (30.1%)
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22. Women in manufacturing - a snapshot
Manufacturing (ABS 2013)
The textile, leather, clothing and footwear industry had the highest proportion of
women employed (59.5%)
The transport equipment manufacturing industry employed the lowest percentage
of women (10.1%)
Within manufacturing, women are more likely to be employed in clerical and
administrative roles (26%) or as labourers (19.8%)
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23. 05. MSA resources and tools

24. MskillsManager, My Skills & TP Pages
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