The report draws on the experience and expertise of a broad range of stakeholders, who generously contributed their views through more than 140 submissions and through consultations attended by nearly 500 people. The recommendations are driven by two realities. First, Australia is poised for long-term prosperity through the resources boom but will be held back...

Australia needs people to have more skills and to use them productively in the workplace. We also need higher rates of workforce participation. To help achieve these goals we need to increase demand from employers to take on and use these skills. This comes hand in hand with improving the depth, range and responsiveness of...

This report recommends a fundamental overhaul in the way the nation approaches and supports workforce development at a national, industry and enterprise level. Australia risks missing out on the full benefits of future global economic growth and the dividends from its investment in education unless it commits to a significant increase in the workforce participation...