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The Australian Skills Guarantee (Skills Guarantee) leverages major Australian Government procurement to help address skill shortages and gender segregation in the construction and information and communications technology (ICT) sectors.

Information and updates on the department’s actions to assure the integrity of the Targeted Compliance Framework.

The Advancing Gender Equality in Gender Segregated Industries grant program, launched in March 2025, has been extended for an additional 2 years from 2025-26 to 2027-28.

We facilitate jobs growth through policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces.

The Building Women’s Careers Program is driving systemic structural and cultural change.

Transition to Work helps young people aged 15 to 24 into work (including apprenticeships and training) or education.

Join our webinar series, Hiring Outside the Box! You'll learn about alternative recruitment practices to develop your workforce.

The Job Seeker Assessment Framework has been developed to support the delivery of Workforce Australia employment services.

The newsroom provides news, data, analysis and case studies about the Department.

To support the future growth and prosperity of our nation, the Australian, state and territory governments are committed to improving the vocational education and training (VET) system through reform.

The Australian Government is supporting communities most likely to be affected by the closure of emissions-intensive industry.

Inclusive Employment Australia is a new specialist disability employment program. It assists people with disability, injury or health condition prepare for, find and maintain work and grow their career.

Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) Program

If you are a digital partner organisation or looking to become a digital partner and would like to engage with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, the Digital Partnership Office (DPO) is your first point of contact.

The Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) is the Australian Government’s remote employment service and replaces the Community Development Program (CDP) on 1 November 2025.

Ministers responsible for workplace relations from the Commonwealth and each state and territory meet to discuss and advance workplace relations matters of national importance.

We are responsible for the Commonwealth’s Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act). The WHS Act applies to the Commonwealth, public authorities and a small number of companies (non-Commonwealth licensees).