Australia’s landscaping industry is diverse and complex. This isn’t fully captured in any national system, making it difficult for industry to access workforce development support.
Industry stakeholders have raised concerns about access to suitable training, formal recognition, jurisdictional variation, and poor alignment between qualifications, regulation and real-world practice.
Skills Insight is leading this project to identify and map landscaping job titles, roles, skills and knowledge at a national level. This will create a clearer picture of the industry, the capabilities it needs, and the career pathways it can offer.
The project will examine whether current landscape-related qualifications reflect contemporary and emerging expectations. It will also identify whether the diversity, skill levels and scope of contemporary landscaping practice are accurately reflected in national workforce and data systems.
Findings may inform future training and workforce development activities that ensure landscape careers are more visible and supported, and the industry can access the skilled workforce it needs.
Stakeholders around the country are being consulted on current job roles, skills needs and regulations to develop a holistic view of the industry. Your input is encouraged.
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Consultation approach
This project is being undertaken in consultation with state landscaping associations to ensure project outcomes consider the needs of different jurisdictions. The industry bodies guiding the project are:
These organisations will reach out to their networks for input to draft a National Skills Review Document describing landscaping industry job roles across Australia.
Stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft document via this webpage in the coming months.
Updates will be made to the document as ideas progress throughout the consultation process.
Project team
Susie Falk
Project Manager
Skills Insight
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Tracey Woods
Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Skills Insight
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