The VET Workforce Blueprint provides a roadmap to grow, support and sustain Australia's vocational education and training (VET) workforce.
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Developed in collaboration with state and territory governments and informed by extensive sector consultation, the Blueprint outlines opportunities and actions to strengthen workforce attraction, retention, capability and sustainability across the VET sector.
The Australian Government is investing up to $100 million over 5 years through the National Skills Agreement to support strengthening the VET workforce. This includes $70 million over 5 years for state and territory initiatives and $30 million to support agreed areas of national action. The Australian Government’s financial contributions to states and territories will be matched by the relevant jurisdictions.
Demonstrating the commitment of Skills Ministers to strengthen and build the VET workforce, an initial suite of foundational national actions was announced to support the Blueprint’s release. These actions will build our understanding of the VET workforce, address evidence and data gaps to support informed policy and funding decisions.
Led by the Australian Government, the foundational national actions include:
- Occupational mapping for the VET workforce to identify and inform broader actions to strengthen pathways into, and through, the VET workforce.
- Develop a VET workforce data strategy to enable the collection of VET workforce data to support and enable informed policy and workforce strategies, and inform ongoing research.
- Establish an ongoing research program to develop a robust evidence base for key workforce issues.
- Map and analyse compliance and administrative activity for the VET workforce.
Together, these actions aim to support a strong and sustainable VET workforce, ensuring Australia’s VET sector delivers on areas of national priority and meets current and future skills needs.