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Big ideas. Real action. The Building Women’s Careers Program is driving structural and cultural change across Australia.

We’re funding bold, inclusive projects that support women and benefit everyone.

The VET Student Loans (VSL) program assists eligible students pay tuition fees for approved higher-level (diploma and above) vocational education and training (VET) courses, when studying at VET Student Loans approved course providers.

Secondary school students can undertake vocational education and training (VET) while still in school to help put them on their career pathway.

Parent Pathways, delivered by the Australian Government, is a voluntary service that provides personalised and financial support to eligible parents and carers of young children.

The Australian Government is committed to supporting adults in Australia to increase their English language, literacy, numeracy, digital literacy (LLND) and employability skills – known collectively as foundation skills.

Well-qualified trainers and assessors play a vital role in educating and skilling Australia’s workforce.

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

In the 2024-25 Budget, the Australian Government committed $76.2 million over 5 years to a new voluntary employment services program to improve the economic security of First Nations people transitioning out of the justice system and ree

Career Transition Assistance is designed to help people 45 years and over, to build their confidence and skills to become more competitive in their local labour market.

Employability Skills Training (EST) helps people develop the workplace skills that employers want, explore career options and build job search and industry specific skills to be more competitive in their local labour market.

Australian Government initiative to prioritise secure work in government contracts and ensure government expenditure is driving better outcomes for Australian workers.

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

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

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.

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.

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