Based on a literature review and twelve case studies of multinational corporations operating in Australia, Phillip Toner finds the quality of the domestic VET-skilled workforce is ranked equal third in importance, out of fifteen factors, when deciding to investment in Australia. To make the VET system more attractive to foreign investment, the multinational corporations in the case studies recommended better overseas publicity of the training system, and improvements to literacy, numeracy and production knowledge of lower-level workers in manufacturing.