Click here to read, there is no doubting that a skills shortage exists and that the resources industry has been heading towards the current situation since the mid 90s - which is when graduate numbers applicable to the industry started to fall.">

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Dryblower: with regards your article "Super skills shortage" Click here to read, there is no doub...

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Your article refers to the shortage fast becoming international and refers to Canada. In fact, the Canadians felt the shortage in skills a few years before Australia did. Downing Teal opened its Calgary...

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