The Caravan and Camping Industry continues to be a significant contributor to Victoria's economy. Victoria is the national manufacturing centre for the caravan and camping industry, which in total generates $2.1 billion of revenue per annum for the State of Victoria, employs over 6600 across 1165 trade businesses, plus an additional 1000 in camping equipment retailers and contributes $680 million per annum through wages and value-adding activities.
This Strategy will strengthen the Victorian Caravan and Camping Industry's ability to attract and retain a motivated, innovative and rewarded workfo
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The Caravan and Camping Industry continues to be a significant contributor to Victoria's economy. Victoria is the national manufacturing centre for the caravan and camping industry, which in total generates $2.1 billion of revenue per annum for the State of Victoria, employs over 6600 across 1165 trade businesses, plus an additional 1000 in camping equipment retailers and contributes $680 million per annum through wages and value-adding activities.
This Strategy will strengthen the Victorian Caravan and Camping Industry's ability to attract and retain a motivated, innovative and rewarded workforce, at a time of many challenges, which include: Skilled workers are in high demand during the current construction and infrastructure boom; Industry members have 300+ vacancies; Job-seekers often do not match current Industry requirements and Industry requirements do not match current job-seeker skills and desires; Caravan Industry jobs are diverse, multidisciplinary, multi-locational and multi-aged, but are not a front-of-mind consideration for a career; The importance of wages, conditions and security is high, but over-estimated, at job placement; and Business culture is under-estimated and a major reason for leaving.
There are eight strategies, each with three strategic initiatives, which will drive the Industry towards its visions for: Jobs: An aspirational, rewarding (financial, secure and culturally supportive), well-marketed industry with a highly effective and efficient recruiting process; Career: An industry with rewarding career pathways and respected culture at all levels of employment; Training: An industry with a clear job-creation and induction pathway for people into the Industry that supports future business, leadership, professional and skill development to drive and adapt to industry, consumer and environmental changes; and Leadership: An industry with leadership that drives collaboration and innovation from within and outside the industry to adapt to changing consumer and environmental trends.
Edited excerpts from publication.
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