po box 125 rundle mall south australia 5000 phone 61 8 8303 5555 fax 8232 5307 fourth floor ligertwood building university of adelaide australian centre for economic studies & flinders universities skills and hr audit heavy industry sector the upper spencer gulf region final report prepared global maintenance usg inc by sa october 2005 contents page executive summary i 1 introduction 2 composition 3 surveys methodology 6 shortages economy understanding a shortage 11 evidence 12 analysis survey data 19 company comparison tier 24 demand h r policies 26 4 current recruitment methods 28 5 group training 30 conclusion labour in