National Skills Plan: building a skilled Australia through vocational education and training

The National Skills Plan outlines Skills Ministers' vision for the Australian national vocational education and training (VET) system, and the approach to achieving the shared goals of the National Skills Agreement [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 154.154]. The inaugural National Skills Plan is a key early milestone for Skills Ministers under the National Skills Agreement that: (1) communicates Skills Ministers' shared vision for the VET system and how governments will work together to deliver on shared outcomes and priorities; (2) provides direction for industry, employers, and the VET sector to help align efforts towards the same objectives; (3) details planned initiatives to strengthen the VET system architecture and workforce, better meet the needs of students and industry, and address cross-cutting and industry-specific national priorities; (4) identifies early action to address national priorities and agreed outcomes as well as an overview of key milestones over the period of the National Skills Agreement; and (5) communicates how governments will work collaboratively and provides a base for further engagement with stakeholders. The National Skills Plan supports shared stewardship of the VET system - a new focus on collaboration, planning and evidence-based reform, with all governments working in partnership to deliver a responsive skills and training system.

The first National Skills Plan is the start of the planning process over the five years of the National Skills Agreement. The Commonwealth, states and territories will also produce individual jurisdictional action plans that detail the action each government will take to deliver on the National Skills Plan and National Skills Agreement. These will be published beginning in November 2024. The National Skills Plan and Jurisdictional Action Plans will be updated through an annual review cycle that considers new evidence, including on the effectiveness of the initiatives in this Plan, data on progress against outcomes, and possible shifts in national priorities.

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