This report aims to provide readers with a background of the current skills needs, the likely future skills needs, and provides insight into areas that need attention to ensure these skill needs are met. The approach of the report is to provide an overview of three major projects which provide information about the skills needed to ensure social and economic prosperity.
The Industry Skills Reports chapter examines the impact on industry of changing participation rates, market pressures, technological change and regulatory compliance, and examines ways for industry, government, training providers and individuals to respond to these pressures.
The second chapter looks at Skills Ecosystems, and how expanding the supply of qualified people is only a partial solution to Australia’s skills issues. The skill ecosystems report shows how changes such as industry restructuring, intensified economic competition, new forms of business and industry organisation, impact on skill needs and business success.
The third chapter looks at the NCVER commissioned research program A Well-Skilled Future: Tailoring VTE to the Emerging Labour Market. This report seeks to improve the understanding of how the labour market is evolving, and how the VTE system can contribute to enhancing the level of skills and the match between skills supplied and skills in demand.
Collectively, this report is a valuable tool for anyone involved or interested in understanding the current issues surrounding skills needs, and the likely future needs that will exist, and the consequences. It provides an insight into the issues and looks at ways many of them may be addressed by relevant parties now and into the future.