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Critical Skills Shortage in Regional Automotive Sectors: A 2025 Analysis

Australia’s regional automotive sector faces a critical workforce crisis, with over 26% of businesses struggling to fill multiple technician positions. This comprehensive analysis reveals alarming trends in regional workforce distribution, including significant declines across major states and increasing workload pressures on existing staff. Discover how innovative recruitment strategies and skills development initiatives are reshaping the industry’s approach to this growing challenge.

Critical Skills Shortage in Regional Automotive Sectors
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28/04/2025
Gladys Guia

Grease Up for a Great Life: The Perks of Being an Automotive Technician in Australia

Grease Up for a Great Life: The Perks of Being an Automotive Technician in Australia Are you a gearhead with a knack for fixing engines? Do you dream of working…

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20/03/2024

Working as a Panel Beater in Australia

  Overview The job of a panel beater is to repair, strip, replace, fit, and adjust body panels from damage or modification. In other words, panel beaters restore vehicles back…

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16/08/2018

Employers Seeking Automotive Trade Candidates

Many employers and companies worldwide now seek international workers to include in their manpower. One country that continues to seek overseas personnel is Australia. Among the many industries that are…

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05/02/2018

4 Solutions to Address Automotive Skill Shortages

  by: Gem Siocon   I.    Automotive Industry Statistics The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) announced 96,000 new vehicles were purchased in May 2016 in Australia, a 3.6%…

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02/02/2018

High Demand Mechanic Trade Positions in Australia

  Heavy vehicle mechanics oversee the maintenance testing, repair, and maintenance of road transport as well as earth moving and mining equipment.   Overview Heavy vehicle mechanics have the same…

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18/08/2017

Automotive Customer Service Jobs

  You see a brand new shiny car on display, it lures you into the store, you go inside and you are greeted with a smile by a person who…

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20/07/2017