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Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has been tasked to undertake work to support the foundational national actions identified in the VET Workforce Blueprint. Developed in collaboration with states and territories, the VET Workforce Blueprint outlines 8 opportunities and 14 actions to attract, retain, develop, and support the VET workforce. It reflects extensive consultation with the VET sector, and findings from the accompanying JSA VET Workforce Study.
As part of this work, JSA, through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, is supporting and providing advice on three key actions under Opportunity 1 – Better Understanding the VET Workforce, specifically:
- undertaking comprehensive occupational mapping for the VET workforce to identify and inform broader actions to strengthen pathways into and through the VET workforce
- developing a data strategy to enable the collection of VET workforce data to support policy and workforce strategies and inform ongoing research, and
- establishing an ongoing research program to develop a robust evidence base for key workforce issues. As part of this Action, JSA is undertaking research on VET workforce casualisation, an area of immediate research need identified in the Blueprint consultations.
Building a better understanding of the VET workforce – public consultation
JSA has released the ‘Building a better understanding of the VET workforce: Discussion Paper’ as part of consultations on the foundational national actions and we’re inviting stakeholders to share their views. For more information see the consultation page.
The Paper has been designed to assist with JSA’s research and advisory work and seeks to understand what is important for design and advice relating to possible approaches for the three foundational national actions associated with Opportunity 1.
Broader workforce priorities
The JSA 2024-25 Work Plan outlines key priorities to shape Australia’s future workforce. Outcome 3 of this plan focuses on leveraging analytic insights to support workforce initiatives, including those related to the VET Workforce Blueprint initiatives. JSA’s VET Blueprint National Actions project is one of these initiatives, aiming to build on the work of the JSA VET Workforce Study, which identified the need for accurate and consistent workforce data to strengthen Australia’s skills system.
Contact
For assistance, please email: VETWorkforceAnalysis@jobsandskills.gov.au.