Meetings & Events Australia (MEA) is coordinating an industry survey to identify skills shortages.
The report on the outcomes of the survey will be announced at MEA’s National Conference between 30 April and 2 May 2017.
MEA has invited the Exhibition & Events Association of Australasia (EEAA) and the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux (AACB) to support the survey by distributing the questionnaire to their members. This will see that views from all sectors of the events industry are represented.
MEA Chief Executive Officer, Robyn Johnson says, “Maintaining the highest service levels is critical to ensuring the continued growth of the Australian events industry and protecting our reputation as one of the leading countries for professional event delivery”.
The survey will help determine what training packages can be developed, to help the industry appropriately address shortfalls.
“To maintain this competitive advantage, we must continue to lead with the professionalism of our workforce. This requires experienced and qualified professionals within all areas of the business events industry, from bidding and marketing creativity, to operations, logistics and technical expertise.” Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux, Andrew Heibl said.
“The current economic climate forces us to do more with less, which requires a strategic shift in focus to superior skills and qualifications.”
Joyce DiMascio, Chief Executive of the Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) has commended the collaboration between the industry Associations on the research project.
“We encourage the industry to complete the simple survey and so help us better understand how to service and support our Members, irrespective of which Association they belong to.”
