The Australian Industry Group surveys a cross section of Australian businesses every two years to learn more about skills and workforce challenges across the economy. This comprehensive, future-facing survey asks companies about the external and internal factors driving their skills and workforce needs now and into the future. It also asks where the skills challenges...

The reduction in gas consumption in the United Kingdom will have a significant impact on workforces across the gas supply chain, as oil and gas production decreases, gas power stations are phased out or converted, and the gas grid shrinks in size. In this report, the authors assess the degree of training and support required...

This draft International Education and Skills Strategic Framework aims to ensure Australia’s international student program supports the sustainability, quality and integrity of our world-class international education sector. The Department of Education will lead targeted sector consultation during development of the final strategic framework, expected to be released later this year.

The authors of this report assert that AUKUS is a generational opportunity for Australia. Its focus on critical Pillar 2 technologies has the potential to bring Australian businesses to the world stage, and lift the nation’s defence industry up to the state-of- the-art in a range of modern capabilities.

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.