The Department of Education, Skills and Employment has announced plans for two Skills Organisation Pilots aimed at supporting the digital technology and human services care industries.
Assistant Minister for Vocation Education, Training and Apprenticeships, Steve Irons encouraged people to contribute to the design of the pilots.
“The pilots will ensure the ongoing availability of a highly skilled workforce,” Mr Irons said.
“The more industry experience we can bring to the task of designing them, the more effective they will be at building the highly skilled workforce Australian employers need to grow their businesses,” he said.
Mr Irons said steering groups for the pilots would lead the development of a detailed design for each, including a governance model and an areas of focus and forward work program.
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator Michaelia Cash said Yasmin Allen, Non-Executive Director ASX Limited, Santos Ltd and Cochlear Ltd and John Murray, CEO Royal Australian Airforce Association WA, would lead the steering groups (see also, Appointments).
“I’m pleased to have these two highly skilled industry leaders to lead the work on shaping the national training system to better meet skills needs of the digital technologies and human services sectors,” Senator Cash said.
She said the pilots would allow target industries the opportunity to shape the national training system to be more responsive to skills needs.
More information about the pilots can be accessed at this PS News link.
