Thank you for participating in research into VET challenges

Exploring Training Demand & Supply Challenges Project Thank you to everyone who has provided insights into challenges related to delivery of and engagement with formal VET training.  Our team engaged with stakeholders around the country through on site and online interviews, as well as focus groups from June to September.  Findings from these consultations are…

New National Skills Plan

Australia’s Skills and Training Ministers have released the nation’s first National Skills Plan. It is a shared vision for the VET system and will guide the work of all governments to deliver on the outcomes and priorities in the National Skills Agreement. It will also provide direction for industry, employers and the VET sector to help align…

ANZSCO Review Round 4 Complete

Skills Insight would like to thanks all stakeholders who have engaged with us throughout the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) review process. The fourth and final round of the review process is now complete.  Managed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the ANZSCO describes and categorises occupations within Australia and New Zealand,…

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Qualification Reform Update

Australia’s Skills Ministers are looking to reshape the qualifications system to better support the variety of people choosing to engage in vocational education and training.   They have tasked all ten JSCs to demonstrate how reform can be achieved and how qualifications could be streamlined by their various purposes. A number of JSCs proposed different qualification reform concepts…

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Stakeholder Forum Discusses JSC Activities & Priorities

The Stakeholder Forum is comprised of 23 representatives representing the diversity of the industries supported by Skills Insight. As a key input into Skills Insight’s governance, alongside the Skills Insight Board, the Stakeholder Forum provides guidance and feedback into Skills Insight’s work as a JSC. The Stakeholder Forum met in September to discuss JSC activities and…

New Project to Survey Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry Challenges

Skills Insight and ForestWorks have begun consulting with textile, clothing and footwear organisations to understand their workforce challenges, skills requirements and whether the national qualifications meet their needs. As an essential part of Australia’s ecosystem, the textile, clothing and footwear industry works to cloth us, furnish our homes and enrich our lives – which is why…

Study Explores Ag Apprenticeship to Attract and Retain Workforce

In a new study, Skills Insight has identified significant industry support for an agricultural trade apprenticeship and recommended next steps to progress its development. An agricultural trade apprenticeship has the potential to improve the industry’s capacity to highlight its diverse career pathways, and recruit and retain its future ready workforce. A Skills Insight Jobs and…

How RTO-employer partnerships can sustain job training success in rural and regional Australia

Skill Insight has completed a targeted research project investigating how partnerships between registered training providers and employers in the racing and breeding industry in rural and regional settings are successfully addressing skills shortages and improving the uptake of in-demand accredited training.  The project uncovered six success factors contributing to positive workforce outcomes between registered training…

Essential Meat Processing Skills Additional Drafts 

Consultation is taking place throughout this project to revise some of the qualifications, skill sets and units that support essential skills required for entrants into the meat processing industry.  Feedback received during the Broad Consultation phase indicated the need for an additional round of feedback to consult on certain documents. This additional round includes drafts that…

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Workforce Insights: Broad Consultation Underway

As part of this research project we are consulting with stakeholders to identify the opportunities and challenges facing the textiles, clothing and footwear workforce and to assess if the national qualifications meet their needs. Your input to the project is vital, so that your real-world insights can help inform the final report to the Australian Government providing an…

Essential Meat Processing Skills – Register for a Workshop

Consultation is taking place throughout this project to revise the three Certificate II level meat processing qualifications and the units within them, so they can best support the attraction and development of new learners.  Feedback received during the Broad Consultation phase has resulted in the need for an additional round of feedback to consult on certain documents. This includes drafts…

Reminder to Provide Feedback

Updated Livestock Operations Qualification & Units  Your input is sought on updates to the draft Certificate III in Feedlot Operations and 70 units of competency that support the skills to work in the livestock industry. You are encouraged to provide comment on the draft documents, which are now available on our website as part of the ‘Consensus Gathering’…

Shearing & Wool Classing Documents Available for Comment

Your feedback is encouraged on draft qualifications, skill sets and units for shearers, wool handlers, and wool classers, so that they align with the evolving skill needs of the job roles. Feedback collected during the ‘Broad Consultation’ stage has been used to inform further updates to the drafts. They are now available on the Skills Insight website…