WELCOME TO ENERGY

SKILLS QUEENSLANDS
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
This conference is your
Ideal opportunity to build
and strengthen business
relationships and network
face-to-face with energy
and training industry
professionals.
Embracing the theme of 'Skilling
for Productivity', the 2014 Annual
Conference will continue to cover
many of the initiatives, challenges and
opportunities facing the energy, mining
and telecommunications industries now
and into the future with informative
presentations from nationally respected
speakers.
A highlight of this year's conference
is a lively panel forum, discussing
whether more productivity equals less
workers. Delegates can expect an
interesting and dynamic debate from
panel members.
The significant level of infrastructure
projects underway in Queensland's
energy and resources sector and the
need for continuing skills development
makes this conference an unmissable
event.
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$435 + GST
$495 + GST

PROGRAM
7.30AM

REGISTRATION OPENS
8.30AM

Welcome to country: songwoman maroochy

8.40AM

Introduction by THE MC

madonna king
AWARD WINNING
JOURNALIST

8.45AM

OFFICIAL OPENING

SAXON RICE

ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR TECHNICAL AND

FURTHER EDUCATION,
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT

9.05AM

Skilling for productivity in a changing

workforce
Glenn will present the latest ESQ research on injury and illness
statistics within the building, construction and electrical workforce
and how it impacts on industry productivity. Can increasing skills
reduce lost time due to injury or illness? How should we manage
our ageing workforce to maximise productivity? Glenn will
also discuss ESQ initiatives to build a safe,
competent and productive workforce.

GLENN PORTER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
ENERGY SKILLS QUEENSLAND

Skills and productivity in the rapidly

changing energy supply industry: a
national perspective
Productivity is paramount in the energy supply industry as
budgets are tightened and energy use changes. But what do
these changes mean for Australias electricity transmission and
distribution and gas distribution workforce? John will present
the big issues for electricity transmission and distribution and
gas distribution companies in Australia, the impacts on their
workforce and how companies are utilising innovative skills
development initiatives to increase the
productivity of their staff.

JOHN BRADLEY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
ENERGY NETWORKS ASSOCIATION

9.45AM

11.20AM

The Vocational Education and Training

(VET) Reform Agenda
The Commonwealth Government has launched a wide-ranging
VET reform agenda as part of the broader competitiveness
agenda. The goal is to make the sector more responsive to
industry, to streamline governance, to reduce red-tape and to
make funding more targeted and effective. This presentation
will set out what the Commonwealth is doing, including with
the States and Territories, the regulator and the broader VET
sector, to deliver these reforms. It will show how these reforms
support the growth of the oil and gas sector and more broadly
future skills needs across the economy. The future productivity
in the Australian economy, which underpins our future national
prosperity, relies a more responsive VET market delivering the
right skills.

DR SUBHO BANERJEE
Deputy Secretary, department of
Industry, AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

10.15AM

overview by kevesther pty ltd

ROSS JENSEN, KEVESTHER PTY LTD
(CONFERENCE PARTNER)

innovation in competency assurance

management systems
Working in a highly regulated industry with a green hands
workforce presents a broad number of challenges for key
contractors and their supply chain. Competency assurance
management systems are becoming increasingly important
to ensure organisations employ a compliant workforce and
are able to identify improvement opportunities that enhance
workforce productivity and safety.

claudia correa
NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGER, SAVANNA ENERGY

11.50AM

our future world - global megatrends

that will change the way we live
A megatrend is a significant shift in the business, government
and community landscape occurring over the next 20 years and
can profoundly impact organisational structures. . Dr Hajkowicz
will discuss six megatrends captured in the report Our Future
World including resource scarcity, ecosystem diversity, rising
Asian economies, the ageing population, digital technology
disruption and the experience-factor for
tomorrows consumer and citizen.

10.20AM

DR STEFAN HAJKOWICZ

MORNING TEA

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST IN
STRATEGIC FORESIGHT, CSIRO

10.50AM

Skilling for a safe and productive steady

state maintenance environment and the
benefits of local engagement
Monadelphous has successfully engaged, retained and
developed employees within steady state maintenance
environments nationally and internationally and in 2013,
commenced a major maintenance services contract on Curtis
Island. With Queenslands $70 billion LNG industry requiring
highly trained maintenance staff to operate at maximum
efficiency, Katherine will discuss how Monadelphous integrates
a construction workforce into an ongoing maintenance
environment and why maintaining a proactive training culture
can improve safety and productivity.

12.30PM

LUNCH

1.30PM

Safety: From compliance to from the heart

While compliance is very important in relation to safety, Energex
is skilling its staff to take a more personal approach to improving
safety, one that is more heartfelt than compliance driven. Staff
are trained in how to develop their own heart felt vision for
safety and how to constructively interrupt at risk behaviour in
others. The training empowers staff by providing the tools to
communicate their vision for safety.

katherine biagi

DARRYL BELL

NATIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

MANAGER, MONADELPHOUS

GROUP MANAGER - SAFETY,

ENERGEX

PROGRAM
1.40PM

3.45PM

safety and productivity: can we have our

cake and eat it
Companies invest hugely in safety management systems,
however, does increasing safety lead to increased productivity?
An experienced Barrister, John has assisted coronial inquests
in both the energy and mining industries and understands the
role of competence in workplace incidents. John will explore
the concept of risk, ethical and legal obligations of trainers, the
importance of having competent staff and the link to productivity
and the impact of safety on the social licence
to operate.

PANEL DISCUSSION:
MORE PRODUCTIVITY = LESS WORKERS.
DEAL OR NO DEAL?
Increase productivity is the catch-cry in a post mining boom
economy where companies try to comabt lower margins with
greater production at less cost. But is increasing productivity
the only answer and what does it mean for our workforce?
Is employing less people with more skills the only strategy to
build a bright future for Queenslands energy, mining and
telecommunications industries?

DR CHRIS CATON

john tate

CHIEF ECONOMIST,
BT FINANCIAL GROUP

barrister
CROWN LAW

2.10PM

malcolm richards

the economic background for the energy,

resources and telecommunications
industry

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

MASTER ELECTRICIANS AUSTRALIA

Australia has four million more jobs than 20 years ago. But
what about the next 20 years? And what sort of jobs? Chriss
view of the global, national and state economy is an essential
background to determining the future skills and workforce
requirements in the energy, resources and telecommunications
industry. Is increasing productivity the only strategy to maintain
our standard of living? Chris is one speaker
you dont want to miss.

GREG LANE

CHIEF DEPUTY OFFICER,

QUEENSLAND RESOURCES COUNCIL

PETER SIMPSON

STATE SECRETARY
ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION

DR CHRIS CATON
CHIEF ECONOMIST,
BT FINANCIAL GROUP

4.30PM

FINAL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE CLOSE

2.55PM

afternoon TEA
3.15PM

is New electricity networks, new customer

services and new skills needs?

peter price
executive general manager asset management, ENERGEX

4.45PM

ENERGY SKILLS QUEENSLAND ANNUAL

GENERAL MIETTING
4.45PM

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