Businesses are facing growing challenges in recruiting workers with the right skills. This paper looks specifically at the role of chambers of commerce and industry in designing and delivering skills policies. It is based on a 2024 survey to chambers of commerce around the world undertaken by the OECD, in collaboration with Eurochambres and the...

This paper argues that decisions made regarding the deployment of Generative AI technology in workplaces will fundamentally change how we work, produce, create and collaborate, and that it is time to act to ensure a safe, inclusive and productive technology deployment.

The Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System aims to inform future policy development for the apprenticeships system, through evidence-based research into the effectiveness of the current Commonwealth Incentive System in encouraging the take-up and completion of apprenticeships. This paper summarises the key challenges facing apprenticeships. It is accompanied by the Provisional Reference List...

Ai Group’s Centre for Education and Training surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. In 2024, the skills that technicians and trades workers bring are in high demand, and increasingly hard to find.

This report brings together priorities identified in seven reviews conducted at state and national level over the last four years, with eleven simultaneously underway at present. The recommendations focus on early intervention within the community, as well as improved integration and navigation, reducing the burden on public emergency and crisis care and ultimately providing better...