These skills strategies support and guide the sector in Australia.
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International Skills Engagement
Engagement with international vocational education and training (VET) students helps position Australia as a global leader in skills training.
- VET International Engagement Strategy
- Understand how growth is supported
Support for apprenticeships and traineeships
The Skilling Australians Fund supports the uptake of additional apprenticeships, traineeships and other employment-related training to improve employment outcomes and meet employer, industry and labour market needs for skilled workers.
- Learn how the Fund supports the skilling of Australians
- Read the National Partnership on the Skilling Australians Fund
North West Tasmania Job Ready Package
The North-West Tasmania Job Ready Generation Package (NW Tas Package) supports the provision of training, workforce planning and job matching initiatives across a number of sectors in the region including agriculture, mining, manufacturing, building and construction.
The NW Tas Package is a Project Agreement between the Australia Government and the Tasmanian Government, signed on 15 March 2019.
$3.15 million was provided to the Tasmanian Government in 2018-19 to deliver a range of initiatives to 2022-23.
The Project Agreement can be accessed on the Council of Federal Financial Relations website.
View the Project Agreement websiteEnergising Tasmania
Energising Tasmania invested over $16 million from 2019-20 to 2022-23 to train a skilled workforce needed for the energy sector and to support the Battery of the Nation initiative.
Energising Tasmania made it attractive for Tasmanians to access vocational education and training to meet energy sector skills needs through nationally recognised training. The Australian and Tasmanian Governments are working together to determine priority skills needs and eligibility.
Fee-free training in priority skills areas will equip Tasmania’s workforce with the expertise needed to build and maintain pumped hydroelectricity, and the electrical and engineering skills to build the interconnection infrastructure with the National Electricity Market.
The initiative was managed through a National Partnership Project Agreement. An agreed annual Implementation Plan outlined key activities and milestones for the delivery of agreed outputs. Copies can be found on the Council of Federal Financial Relations website.
Learn more about Energising TasmaniaSupporting life-long learning
Adult Learners’ Week is celebrated in the first week of September each year. It promotes the benefits of learning on improved workforce participation and productivity for adults. We provide funding to the peak body for adult education, Adult Learning Australia, to deliver activities to support Adult Learners Week.
- Read more about Adult Learners' Week
- See how the government supports Adults Learners' Week
Regulating training providers
Registered training providers must make sure training products are regularly revised and updated. They must comply with national competency and assessment standards.
- Learn about the extension period
- Link to VET regulators
- Understand the national VET standards
Skills Organisations
The Australian Government is piloting Skills Organisations to test ways to improve Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector.
- Learn about Skills Organisations
- Explore Skills Organisations Pilots
- Resources