Retail Futures
Retail Futures – First Progress Report
The first stage of Retail Futures is now complete. The report below provides a summary of conversations undertaken with 21 retailers from a range of sectors, sizes and locations. It seeks to develop a broad understanding of the retail industry and provides the perspectives of retailers in relation to:
- Challenges
- Opportunities/trends
- Workforce development needs
- Additional support
Retail Futures First Progress Report October 2012
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Australian Retail Futures: Developing our workforce for the future
We have always known that our people are the greatest resource for Australian Retail.
Until now there has never been a considered, structured approach to articulating the needs of our industry, planning our workforce and for its development.
Driven by the needs of our industry, our Industry Skills Council – Service Skills Australia - is collaborating with all the industry representative bodies to develop a workforce strategy for Australian Retail.
This strategy will result in a comprehensive workforce plan for our future which will help individual retailers to get the people they need to build a sustainable future.
It will explore:
- What might the Retail Industry look like in 2020?
- What jobs will there be in such an industry?
- How can we develop people to fill these jobs?
- How can we grow managers and leaders for such an industry?
- How can the Retail Industry attract and retain talent now and in the future?
- How can Retail position itself with government so that its contribution to the economy and community is appropriately valued?
This project comes at a critical time for Retail and it is crucial that the final outcomes are supported by industry. With an anticipated delivery date of March 2013, the strategy seeks to ensure wide input from industry through forums and workshops, online engagement, desk top research and scenario building.
It will result in a set of agreed insights into our future that can then be used to inform recommendations for our workforce - policy and practice.
The process is designed to ensure that the final product is owned by industry. To do this we need the input and engagement with industry.
We are seeking the input of all retailers, large and small and from across sectors so that your specific needs can be addressed.
For further information contact:
David Squires Senior Project Officer (02) 8243 1200 or at dsquires@serviceskills.com.au
This project is being undertaken in conjunction with the following organisations:
Retail Futures – Documents for Discussion
Throughout the course of the Retail Futures project, SSA will be uploading documents for discussion. The first two of these documents can be downloaded via the links below. Firstly, we have a review of the literature currently available on the subject of the changing landscape of Australian retail. Secondly, there is a summary of the Retail Futures project methodology and timelines.
You are also able to provide feedback on both documents – and the project itself – by following the link to our Feedback Register. Please watch this space for further updates on the Retail Futures project and more documents for discussion.
Drivers for Rapid Change – Stock Take of Literature and Research on Australian Retail
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Retail Futures – Project Methodology and Timeline
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