The Gold Industry Group’s annual diversity events were back on the road in 2022 as Let’s Talk Diversity landed in Sydney and Melbourne for an East Coast perspective on the important issue of attracting Gen Z to the gold industry.
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, more than 100 people converged at Sydney’s Untied Rooftop and Melbourne’s Smith Prahran to hear speakers from a range of backgrounds explore how the gold sector can secure an efficient, skilled, and suitably sized workforce of the future
The Gold Industry Group’s annual diversity events were back bigger than ever in 2022 for Let’s Talk Diversity, as a 250-person strong crowd flocked to the iconic Perth Mint to hear a collection of industry leaders, thinkers, and influencers discuss how gold mining can attract Gen Z to the industry.
The event was the first in a national series which will hit the road later this month in Sydney (November 29) and Melbourne (December 1) as the industry seeks an efficient, skilled, and suitably sized workforce for the future.
The Australian mining industry could be heading towards a healthy stage of growth, however there remains the need for skilled workers.
The industry’s future will rely on an efficient, skilled and suitably sized workforce - and focus is shifting to the next generation of workers to rise to that challenge.
Gold Road Resources’ People & Culture Business Partner Samantha Ware urged delegates at Future of Mining Australia to consider the importance of attracting ‘millennials’ to the mining industry and provided strategies to retain the next generation.
Ms Ware used her own experiences as guidance backed by current research.
