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Employment The Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing sector employed around 18,100 people across Victoria. The vast majority of employees in this sector were in Polymer Products (17,500).
Overall, Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing represented 6 per cent of total Manufacturing employment in Victoria, and 0.6 per cent of total employment.
By 2016-17, current forecasts suggest a decrease in employment of 400 workers, with 300 of them expected in the Polymer Products Manufacturing element of the sector.
Figure 1: Employment, 2011-12 level and 2016-17 change forecast
Occupations Table 1 shows the top ten occupations ranked by average annual employment requirements between 2011-12 and 2016-17. This figure includes both net employment growth to 2016-17, and replacement demand (for example due to retirements or exits from the industry).
The occupation with the largest forecast average annual employment need in the Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing sub-industry is Plastics Production Machine Operators. There were 2700 workers in this occupation in 2011- 12, and approximately 160 workers are required on average to meet net employment growth and replacement demand each year.
Other occupations that are expected to have substantial average annual employment needs in the Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing sub-industry include:
Production Managers - an additional 70 workers required each year. Forklift Drivers - an additional 50 workers required each year. Advertising & Sales Managers - an additional 30 workers required each year.
The Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing includes the manufacture of polymer products such as tyres, adhesives, paints and polymer film, as well as natural rubber products.
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Table 1: Top ten occupations by employment needs, 2011-12 and 2016-17 Occupation 2011-12 employment total Average annual employment needs Forecast employment growth to 2016-17 Plastics Production Machine Operators 2,700 160 Production Managers 1,170 70 Forklift Drivers 800 50 Advertising & Sales Managers 590 30 Manufacturers 330 30 Metal Fitters & Machinists 690 30 Purchasing/Logistics Clerks 470 30 Sales Representatives 490 30 Storepersons 590 30 Motor Vehicle Parts Fitters 250 30
Vacancies Figure 2 shows the average number of vacancies advertised online in Victoria over the past two years for key occupations in the Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing industry.
Figure 2: Online vacancy advertisements by key occupations
Forklift Drivers were the most frequently advertised positions across Victoria, with an average of 286 advertisements per month in 2012, declining since 2011. Note that this will cover a number of industries, and not just Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing.
Metal Fitters & Machinists and Production Managers recorded a decline in the number of vacancies per month at around 194 and 179 respectively, (based on the January 2013 monthly vacancy rate compared to January 2012). These trends will be tracked closely by the Department over 2013.
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1. Were there any posts that you were not able to fill in the last year? If so, for which jobs, and why could you not fill them? 2. Which jobs are you likely to recruit for in the next year? 3. Are there any jobs in new areas of your business that you think you might be recruiting for in the next two-three years?
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Vocational Training There were 5,300 enrolments in vocational training courses related to Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing in 2012 - a 41 per cent increase from the previous year.
In 2012, Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing related enrolments accounted for 13 per cent of all Manufacturing enrolments in Victoria, and 1 per cent of enrolments across all industry-specific qualifications.
Figure 3: Enrolments in the Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing industry, 2008 2012
Table 2: Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing enrolments by occupation, 2008-2012 Course 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Factory Process Workers nec - 300 1,100 3,700 5,200 Plastics Production Machine Operator (General) 250 150 100 70 150 Plastics Technician 60 80 20 20 30 nec = not elsewhere classifed
In 2012, the largest number of enrolments was in courses aligned to the occupation Factory Process Workers, with 5,200 enrolments (97 per cent of all Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing enrolments).
Courses aligned to the occupations Plastics Production Machine Operator (General) and Plastics Technician accounted for 2 per cent and 1 per cent of enrolments, respectively.
The most popular Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing qualification in 2012 was the Certificate III in Process Manufacturing, which saw 5,100 enrolments. A full list of vocational training courses by enrolments for the Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing industry can be found in the Appendix (Table 3).
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In 2012, there were 42 vocational training providers in Victoria, delivering 7 courses related to Polymer and Rubber Product Manufacturing across 102 different locations, and 14 providers delivering non-location specific training, for example online training.
Of all 2012 enrolments, 52 per cent were delivered in the Melbourne CBD and 41 per cent across the remainder of the Melbourne Metropolitan area. In regional Victoria, 1 per cent of all 2012 enrolments were delivered in the Hume region, less than 1 per cent in the Loddon Mallee region, 4 per cent in Barwon South West, less than 1 per cent in Gippsland and 1 per cent in the Grampians region. A further 1 per cent of enrolments were delivered online/non-location specific.
Questions for Industry
If you currently utilise the vocational training system in Victoria: 1. Which courses are critical to your business, and why? 2. Are there any courses that you have used in the past, but can currently no longer access? If so, which ones, and why can you no longer access them? 3. Identify up to three things you find most useful about the courses you currently utilise, and up to three things that you would like to see improve.
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APPENDIX Table 3 shows a full list of the vocational training courses aligned to the Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing industry, its funding band (see definitions) and enrolment numbers for 2011 and 2012.
Table 3: Full list of courses by enrolments Course name Funding band Enrolments 2011 2012 Factory Process Workers nec 3,700 5,200 Certificate II in Process Manufacturing E Certificate III in Process Manufacturing E Plastics Production Machine Operator (General) 70 150 Certificate II in Polymer Processing B Certificate III in Polymer Processing B Plastics Technician 20 30 Certificate IV in Polymer Technology B Diploma of Polymer Technology C Advanced Diploma of Polymer Technology C
Please contact DEECD with any questions or comments: Wendy Timms, Executive Director, Market Facilitation & Information Division, DEECD: (03) 9651 4758 or timms.wendy.j@edumail.vic.gov.au Lee-Anne Fisher, Director, Market Information & Analysis, DEECD: (03) 9651 4461 or fisher.lee-anne.h@edumail.vic.gov.au John Spasevski, Director, Market Facilitation, DEECD: (03) 9651 4758 or spasevski.jovance.j@edumail.vic.gov.au
Sources of Data Figure 1 and Table 1: Monash, Centre of Policy Studies, Employment Forecasting Model, June 2012. All figures are rounded
Figure 2: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, monthly vacancy data by State/Territory. Includes counts of online vacancies newly lodged on SEEK, My Career, CareerOne and Australian JobSearch. Data shown is three-monthly averages, and is not seasonally adjusted.
Figures 3 4 and Tables 2 and 3: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Government-funded enrolments, accredited (state or national) qualifications only (excludes foundation training), March 2013. All figures rounded are rounded.
Definitions Replacement demand and new employment: Replacement demand is the number of workers in a particular occupation required to maintain existing employment levels in that occupation, i.e. to replace workers that retire or leave for any reason. Net employment growth refers to additional jobs in a particular occupation that are added to the workforce over and above the existing workforce. Replacement demand in a particular occupation will always be there, and can sometimes be quite high, even if the occupation overall is not adding any new jobs, or may even be reducing in number.
Enrolments: A course enrolment indicates a funding-based enrolment by a student in at least one module within a specified course at a registered vocational training provider.
Funding Bands: As part of the Refocusing Vocational Training reform from July 2012 five funding bands for government subsidised training were introduced. Under these arrangements, higher rates have been attributed to foundation and apprenticeship qualifications (in general band A) and lower rates to Diplomas and above (where income contingent student loans are available) and to lower-level Certificates where direct vocational benefit is lower (in general Bands D &E).