employment opportunities

He said most of the over 1,500 PNG workers in Australia are focused on the agriculture and Meat Works sector.

“There are major opportunities in other sectors in Australia, especially in aged and health care where Australia has massive labour shortages and good jobs available.

“Much of this work requires having a Certificate III qualification in health or aged care recognized by Australia.

This was highlighted in a report by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the United Nations Development Programme on Papua New Guinea’s labour market.

The report titled “Fulfilling the land of opportunity: How to grow employment in Papua New Guinea” highlights the following key opportunities that can be focused on to achieve this is;

There is a need to focus on immediate skill gaps, such as food trades and construction trades, which presents a vast opportunity to grow employment in PNG

In addition, developing human factors will support firms to hire more staff.