strategic platforms

Nurture Food and Fibre Careers

To attract talented young people to the food & fibre sector by outlining clearer career pathways and offering more integrated learning approaches

Research shows that food and fibre’s employment market in the Great South Coast will grow 30% by the year 2035. A large share of these careers will be accessible through on the job training, while about 39% will require a vocational qualification and only 19% a university degree. However, a poor industry public image, misunderstandings about the range of opportunities in food and fibre and lower-than-average education outcomes in our region continue to challenge food and fibre businesses.

Our aim is to attract new workers and retain talent in the Great South Coast’s food and fibre sector. We do this by enthusiastically promoting and outlining pathways to the diverse range of career and lifestyle opportunities in our sector while supporting integrated learning approaches designed to increase food and fibre workforce participation to levels that meet our needs.