As MTPConnect’s Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry (REDI) initiative moved to completion, a new report was released capturing the program’s impact in successfully developing and growing Australia’s life sciences sector workforce.
Over the last three and a half years, REDI has delivered training, mentoring and industry placements to more than 8,400 participants across Australia, nearly double the original target.
The report – ‘Improving workforce skills in Australia’s medical products sector’ – was launched at a workforce capability roundtable at the BIO2024 conference in San Diego, US, with sector professionals and industry leaders from around the world in attendance.
Launched in 2020, the three and a half year Researcher Exchange and Development within Industry (REDI) initiative delivered training, mentoring and industry placements to more than 8,400 participants across Australia, nearly double the original target.
The workforce initiative was designed for the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund to drive skills development and workforce training building an industry-ready workforce with the skills and capacity to keep pace with the demands of a rapidly changing sector.
When the initiative completed in 2024, a report was released capturing the program’s impact in successfully developing and growing Australia’s life sciences sector workforce .Titled ‘Improving workforce skills in Australia’s medical products sector’ (hyperlink to Impact report), the report was launched at a workforce capability roundtable at the BIO2024 conference in San Diego, US, with sector professionals and industry leaders from around the world in attendance.
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