Maintaining the status quo is not an option Australia’s leading universities have released the first in a series of policy papers focussing on Securing the Future of Australia’s Engineering Workforce. April 5, 2022By ICI Administrator Aspire civil contractors, engineering workforce, Go8, productivity, workforce 0 0 Comment Read More »
A $450 billion pipeline with record low numbers of skilled workers The current economic climate and forecast staffing/skills shortages have combined to create an atmosphere in which developing and retaining staff are crucial to business success. It’s increasingly apparent that contractors who invest in teams, who develop learning pathways and provide their staff with the skills needed to be successful will experience a significant commercial advantage. March 23, 2022By ICI Administrator Aspire, General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Confused about COVID-19 requirements in the workplace? Read on as we unpack what the Building Award says Entering into our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic employees continue to ask questions about isolation and leave. How can the Building and Construction General On-site Award 2020 help? February 9, 2022By ICI Administrator Aspire, Business & Operational Skills, General, People Management covid19leaverequirements, covidleave, employeepandemicleave, pandemicleave 0 0 Comment Read More »
Solving staff retention rates through diversity We face a rising nationwide skill shortage across the infrastructure sector, with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia recently revealing that the industry will need to grow its total workforce by nearly 43.4 percent to meet the demands of the coming pipeline. February 3, 2022By ICI Administrator Aspire, General, People Management civilconstruction, D&I, diverseworkplaces, diversity, diversityinclusion, ICI, inclusion, skillsgap, skillsshortage, talentpool, WIC50by50, womenincivil 0 0 Comment Read More »
$450 billion in civil projects up for grabs, but the workforce must almost double to fill the skills shortage As the recent data from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) and Deloitte into Australia’s public infrastructure pipeline highlights, civil contractors continue to face major skills shortages and capacity issues in meeting the record demand for infrastructure projects. January 5, 2022By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 0 Comment Read More »
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - 25 November Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it. November 15, 2021By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 0 Comment Read More »
The Art of Persuasion Many entrepreneurs are so passionate about their new start-up idea that they can’t believe any intelligent being, investor or customer wouldn’t react just as excitedly after a quick introduction. November 15, 2021By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 0 Comment Read More »
Welcome Sonyia Barron Sonyia joins ICI as Sales Manager with a passion for education and professional growth. November 15, 2021By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 0 Comment Read More »
Skill Building Companies are making a significant shift toward skill building. Skill building is more prevalent than it was prior to the pandemic, with organisations doing more skill building now than they did before the COVID-19 crisis. November 15, 2021By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 0 Comment Read More »
5 Steps to improved Vitality As you are all too aware we are coming out of the most crazy and turbulent times we have been through for a very long time. Although these times are tough it has given us time to reflect and reset our thinking and change our actions. November 5, 2021By ICI Administrator Aspire 0 0 Comment Read More »