Unpacking the role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australia’s STEM capability
Project Summary
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) commissioned the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre to undertake research examining how the resources sector can lift Australia’s broader science and industrial capability by developing talent and building a workforce with expertise across a range of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
This project will use currently available secondary data, primarily in the form of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census data and panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey to provide a baseline picture of the resources sector labour market. The project will offer a comprehensive picture of trends in the supply and demand of workers with key skills required by the mining industry, plus detailed analyses of the working experiences of the mining and metallurgy workforce in Australian and how those experiences have changed over time.
Project Outputs
The role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australian STEM capability
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
Factsheet: Unpacking the role of the resources sector in harnessing and developing Australia’s STEM capability
The resources sector makes a vital contribution as the anchor for Australia’s science, research and industrial base. As the sector undergoes a structural evolution to capture a greater share of the minerals, materials and manufacturing value chain, new research commissioned... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.