The new Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) was launched on Friday 6 December 2024 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), replacing the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) for use in Australia.
The OSCA will maintain comparability with New Zealand’s classification system, the National Occupation List (NOL), while allowing localised adaptations to better reflect the contemporary labour market and meet stakeholder needs.
The ABS, and partner agencies such as Jobs and Skills Australia, will transition to the OSCA with a staged approach, with key data collections and releases adopting the system according to their own publication cycles.
The ABS is developing a plan for ongoing feedback on the OSCA during 2025. Skills Insight will continue to support your input, so that the classification system accurately reflects your workforce and enables solutions to workforce challenges.