63% of Australian Corporations Concerned About Skills Shortage

As Australia bounces back from real estate recession, skills shortages are becoming exposed - most famously in the construction industry. A workforce shortfall could endanger recovery Down Under and international removals firm Anglo Pacific is urging overseas candidates to get employment opportunities.

Jason Diggs, Sales Director for Anglo Pacific, says, “In 2012 Anglo Pacific was the biggest volume mover of personal and household effects to Australia in the UK - around 51% of our total customers for your year. Apart from a proper volume of returning nationals, a number of our clients were UK-born professionals trying to find lucrative employment opportunities along with a better lifestyle for family - particularly the lure of the outdoors. If Australia’s growth will meet difficulties because of a skills shortage, now's a really good time to send the visa application off.”

Having spent 2008 to 2012 in recession, a phenomenon that was refuted by the Reserve Bank of Australia as a simultaneous mining boom masked the retail and property crash, Australia’s real estate market is moving into a recovery phase.

Alex Caraco from Coldwell Banker Australia says, “At the prestige end with the market, house prices fell by approximately 30% in capital cities and 30 to 40% in regional locations during the five-year period of the property and construction recession. Property became a lot more affordable to the average family. However, since November 2012, prices have risen anything between 3 and 15% since the population swells with migrants from Asia, Nz and Europe. Demand is booming but we need the staff to return to the building sector.”
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Alex continues, “Hundreds of building companies went into liquidation and skilled people exited a in their droves to become listed on the booming mining sector. Construction all but closed down for four or five years but now it's got restarted, albeit from the very low base. Banks continue to be not keen to lend for construction so only stock trading game or Chinese-owned developers are building, but many jobs are nonetheless being created.”

Estimates from the Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council (CPSISC) claim that 45,000 jobs will become accessible in the construction industry in the next three years, but deficiencies in home-grown apprentices and experienced professionals leaving the workplace for retirement produces concern. The gap must be plugged somehow.Oddly enough, the 2013 Hays Salary Guide says 63% of employers believe that skills shortages will impact the operation of their business or department. Additionally a staggering 61% of businesses would consider sponsoring candidates from overseas, up from 59% in 2012. It’s clear that Australia is going to be reliant on immigrants from the UK.Peace of Mind Through Experience - Anglo Pacific can be a specialist mover to the Southern Hemisphere and handles around 20,000 consignments of private and household effects annually. A known market leader for Australia, Nz, the USA, Canada and South Africa, Anglo Pacific has been established for almost 35 years and comes with an unrivaled reputation for friendly, professional and reliable container shipping and international relocation services. What's more, as a fully bonded member of the British Association of Removers, clients’ belongings cannot be in safer hands.

Opportunities Overseas Expo London - 6-7 July 2013

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