Both major parties need to do more to help with the current skills shortage, especially among young unemployed people in Western Sydney, the small business peak body says.
with the current skills shortage, especially among young unemployed people in Western Sydney, the small business peak body says.The peak body is looking for more support from the next governmentThe chair of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia Matthew Addison says that while the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the number of international workers coming into the country, it also saw a slowing in training locals.
According the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force data for January, the unemployment rate remained at 3.5 per cent, while the youth rate was at 7.8 per cent. Organisations working in Western Sydney, including Wesley Mission, said parts of the region had double that rate, especially among jobseekers from a disadvantaged background.
"We have this real mismatch between the low unemployment rate nationally, but high rates of unemployed youth," Mr Addison said. "To engage unemployed youth in the small business sector, it needs a real willingness and ability to train them up over a period of time."Watch
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