MEDIA RELEASE
22 JANUARY 2009
Easing the South Australian Skills Shortage
Despite the havoc caused worldwide by the economic downturn there are still crippling skills
shortages in many local Australian industries. Carrick Institute of Education aims to alleviate
some of the pressure by opening its fourth state campus in Adelaide, enrolling now for a
March 2009 start.
The skills shortage in Adelaide is only set to rise as almost 32,000 senior workers in the
Onkaparinga and Marion districts of Adelaide are predicted to retire in the near future.¹
Carrick Institute of Education focuses on courses that attract students into these trade
professions, bringing much needed skilled workers to Adelaide and the wider region.
Carrick Adelaide’s course offering includes hairdressing which currently stands in third place
on the Clarius Skills Index, behind the chef and metal trades. The index is a measure of
professions suffering the greatest skills shortages.²
Carrick Institute of Education will also deliver its higher education program, Bachelor of
Business (Hospitality and Tourism management) first launched in Melbourne in 2007.
The move to Adelaide is on the back of Carrick Institute of Education’s 21 year history of
providing quality education in the hospitality and tourism industry. The campus will be situated
in the heart of Adelaide and will see Carrick expand its national presence from two to four
states, including Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.
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Carrick Institute of Education offers quality vocational education and training programs to
ensure students are fully equipped to enter their chosen career. Carrick works closely with
industry to create training and education programs which cater to all sectors. Carrick's
programs include English language, vocational and higher education courses.
1
Factiva. “More women needed in trades”. Southern Times Messenger. 10 December 2008
2
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