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CONTENTS
1 Project Background ..................................................................................................... 3
2 Project Objectives ........................................................................................................ 4
3 Scope of Research and Analysis .................................................................................. 5
4 Overview of the Shipbuilding & Ship Repair (SBSR) Sector ..................................... 7
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4.1 Industry outlook and trends ..................................................................................... 7
4.2 Workforce issues ................................................................................................... 13
Project Methodology .................................................................................................. 16
5.1 Regular consultation and update with key stakeholders ......................................... 16
5.2 Secondary research ............................................................................................... 16
5.3 Quantitative survey ............................................................................................... 17
5.3.1 Geographical, industry and occupational coverage ..................................................................... 17
5.3.2 Survey methodology .................................................................................................................. 17
5.3.3 Conduct of survey ..................................................................................................................... 18
5.3.4 Questionnaire design and information coverage.......................................................................... 19
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In-depth qualitative interviews with industry stakeholders ..................................... 21
Quantitative Findings ................................................................................................ 23
6.1 Respondent profile ................................................................................................ 23
6.2 Workforce profile .................................................................................................. 26
6.2.1 Employee characteristics ........................................................................................................... 26
6.2.2 Job vacancies............................................................................................................................. 30
6.2.3 New full-time positions to be created ......................................................................................... 31
6.2.4 Critical job categories and hard-to-fill positions ......................................................................... 31
6.2.5 Reasons behind difficulty in recruiting for hard-to-fill positions ................................................. 32
6.2.6 Skill gaps of entry-level employees ............................................................................................ 33
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Workforce development and retention initiatives ................................................... 35
6.3.1 Employee training ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.3.2 Current and planned initiatives to attract and retain employees ................................................... 36
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Collaboration with educational and TVET institutions .......................................... 38
Environmental Scan – Maritime (Shipbuilding and Ship Repair -SBSR) Sector
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