Given the changing face of employer/employee relationships in Australia (i.e. the things that young people expect, and to be honest demand from an employer) is part of the problem the heavily regulated nature of being a LAME. I'm not talking about deskilling the industry, but does a young up and comer need to demonstrate detailed knowledge of an aircraft and systems that they will never work on?
The average LAME age clearly shows the degree of intrest that the present and future generations have in the industy.