The key mechanism to implement the Skills Guarantee is through this Skills Guarantee Procurement Connected Policy (PCP). The Skills Guarantee PCP applies from 1 July 2024 to direct Commonwealth procurements in the construction and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors.

The objective of this audit is to assess whether the design and implementation of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is effective.

The NSW Government has released the interim report from the review into the state’s vocational education and training sector. A key election commitment of the NSW Government, the interim report makes seven recommendations for rebuilding TAFE NSW and strengthening the wider vocational training sector.

Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector will continue to be an important contributor to ensuring the workforce has the necessary skills to meet current and future social, economic and environmental challenges and opportunities. The Committee has made 34 recommendations in this report which aim to address negative perceptions of the VET sector and enhance...

During the last decade undergraduate university enrolments have grown considerably. To explore whether young people who would have previously chosen an apprenticeship have instead entered university, this analysis uses data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (LSAY) to compare the characteristics of apprenticeship-bound with university-bound young people and to look at if they have changed...