Abstract
Despite significant policy and program prioritisation and public intervention
directed towards the employment of local residents in remote Aboriginal communities,
expected changes have not been achieved in many parts of Northern Australia. Across sectors
(public and private) some key factors, models and opportunities emerge concerning local
employment, and with them an appetite for cross-sectorial communication on challenges and opportunities. The attraction and retention of migratory professionals in marginalised and
remote settlements is increasingly well defined in national and international literature but
there are specific distinctions between those scenarios and the key factors effecting local
remote staff. Where local staff employment is largely shaped by actions and expectations
through public policy, program design, and skills and training pathways in many service
related sectors, there are also pockets of market engagement, where opportunities are generated by aspirations, strategic planning, and responsive capacity to adapt from local to
global markets. This overview of multi-sector remote employment of local remote staff
highlights some of the models of employment which have emerged through case studies drawn
from employers, locations and sectors across the Northern Australian region. Identifying some
of the key factors in the attraction and retention of local staff in remote areas is a topic of interest to the synthesis and integration of research for the Cooperative Research Centre for
Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP), managed by Ninti One.
directed towards the employment of local residents in remote Aboriginal communities,
expected changes have not been achieved in many parts of Northern Australia. Across sectors
(public and private) some key factors, models and opportunities emerge concerning local
employment, and with them an appetite for cross-sectorial communication on challenges and opportunities. The attraction and retention of migratory professionals in marginalised and
remote settlements is increasingly well defined in national and international literature but
there are specific distinctions between those scenarios and the key factors effecting local
remote staff. Where local staff employment is largely shaped by actions and expectations
through public policy, program design, and skills and training pathways in many service
related sectors, there are also pockets of market engagement, where opportunities are generated by aspirations, strategic planning, and responsive capacity to adapt from local to
global markets. This overview of multi-sector remote employment of local remote staff
highlights some of the models of employment which have emerged through case studies drawn
from employers, locations and sectors across the Northern Australian region. Identifying some
of the key factors in the attraction and retention of local staff in remote areas is a topic of interest to the synthesis and integration of research for the Cooperative Research Centre for
Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP), managed by Ninti One.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Developing Northern Australia Conference |
| Place of Publication | Darwin, Australia |
| Publisher | Association for Sustainability in Business Inc. |
| Pages | 23-32 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781922232472 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Developing Northern Australia Conference: Above the line - unleashing the North's potential - Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Australia Duration: 20 Jun 2016 → 22 Jun 2016 https://northaust.org.au/resources/dnabop16.pdf (Conference proceedings) https://northaust.org.au/resources/dnabop16.pdf (Conference Proceedings) |
Conference
| Conference | Developing Northern Australia Conference |
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| Country | Australia |
| City | Darwin |
| Period | 20/06/16 → 22/06/16 |
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Lovell, J. (2016). Key Factors in the Attraction and Retention of Local Remote Staff in Northern Australia. In Proceedings of the Developing Northern Australia Conference (pp. 23-32). Association for Sustainability in Business Inc..