The Australian Skills Guarantee (Skills Guarantee) is a key commitment under the Australian Government’s Secure Australian Jobs Plan. It aims to drive long term, sustainable change to address gender imbalance in the construction and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, and to increase gender diversity in the apprenticeship system by setting targets for women.
The Skills Guarantee commenced on 1 July 2024 and leverages major Australian Government procurement to help tackle skill shortages and occupational gender segregation in the construction and ICT sectors. Targets apply to Apprentices, other ‘learning workers’, and Women working on eligible procurements with an estimated individual value of $10 million or more.