Work is underway to map the different licensing and regulatory considerations in the animal care and management industry. This will help registered training organisations (RTOs) to navigate requirements when delivering training, especially those that cannot be captured in qualifications and units. Requirements are being mapped against key training ‘touchpoints’: Feedback gathered during targeted stakeholder consultations…
Skills Insight is working with industry to update veterinary nursing training products to reflect the skills required to work with a range of species across diverse practice settings. Draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency are now available for broad stakeholder feedback, with national in-person and online consultation workshops scheduled. Key areas for review…
This project is mapping skills and occupations across the industry to identify current and future skill needs, career pathways, transferable skills, and gaps in training provision to support a future-ready workforce. You are encouraged to register for a consultation workshop where we will collectively map job roles, discuss changing skill requirements, and identify priority areas…
Register now to take part in a consultation workshop and help shape veterinary nursing qualifications and units of competency. A recent Skills Review examined current and emerging veterinary nursing practices across a range of species and contexts. These insights, together with guidance from the Technical Committee, are informing updates to training package products so they…
Our Year in Review 2024-25 provides an overview of Skills Insight’s work and how your contributions are building a body of evidence to drive change for some of Australia’s essential industries. Together in 2024-25, we: Thank you to everyone who has offered their time and expertise to these activities, including our 334 Member organisations. Your…
Skills Insight was honored to attend and share in celebrating the 2025 Australian Training Awards, held on Friday 5 December at the Darwin Convention Centre. Among the finalists were individuals and organisations making significant contributions to industries we support. Dion Sands, a proud descendant of the Gunggandji people, was awarded runner up Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Jobs and Skills Australia is inviting stakeholders to participate in the 2026 Occupation Shortage List (OSL) Survey. This is your chance to share insights on labour market trends and help ensure the accuracy and relevance of the upcoming OSL. The survey will open on Tuesday, 20 January 2026, and close on Wednesday, 18 March 2026. If…
Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has released the latest VET National Data Asset (VNDA) report. The results show VET graduates continue to receive immense benefit from their qualifications. Importantly, this includes First Nations people, women and people with disability. VNDA uses a range of data to track changes to students’ income, employment and reliance on income support, both before and after training. This financial year, graduates had a median income uplift of $14,100 and earned a…
Skills Insight welcomes the Queensland Government’s support for 15 schools joining the Agribusiness Gateway to Industry Schools Program. The program connects students and teachers with farmers, agri-tech innovators and industry leaders, providing hands-on experience and clearer pathways to careers in the agricultural industries. Initiatives like this are vital for attracting and retaining the next generation of skilled workers.
The Federal Government introduced seven bills to progress its reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. A central part of the reforms is the creation of a National Environment Protection Agency. This independent regulator will focus on ensuring better compliance with and stronger enforcement of the new laws. National Environmental Standards will also be established to provide clear, strong guidelines for protecting the environment. Higher penalties will apply to the most serious breaches of…
The Minister for Education, the Hon. Jason Clare MP introduced legislation to establish the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). A key objective is to break down silos between VET and university education and expand access for disadvantaged students. ATECs establishment was a headline recommendation from the 2022-23 Australian Universities Accord; a 12-month review of Australia’s higher education system. The Commission is tasked with creating a better and fairer tertiary education system that delivers for students and on…
The Australian Government has announced changes to the employer incentives for priority apprenticeships. The changes will reshape how financial support is distributed across different occupations, with impacts on many of the industries we support. Industries within the identified Key Apprenticeship Program (KAP) will receive additional support, while those not within the identified KAPs may receive reduced levels of support. The government is extending its $5,000 financial incentive for employers who engage apprentices in the KAP sectors of…
Work to review the Certificate II in Rural Operations has recommenced, following a pause while DEWR and Jobs and Skills Councils explored approaches to Qualification Reform. The project will now progress – updating the qualification so it better meets the need of learners, training providers and workplaces and in alignment with the new Training Package Organising Framework (TPOF)…
Recent work to explore the concept of a trade qualification has revealed strong potential to move forward with developing a trade-level Certificate III qualification through a training package project. With the concept phase now finalised ahead of schedule, Skills Insight has submitted a proposal to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) to move to qualification…
