Skills and Workforce Development Agreement

The Commission had sought further information and feedback following the release of an interim report on 5 June 2020. Submissions were due by 17 July 2020.

The Commission released an issues paper to guide people in preparing a submission. It set out some of the issues and questions the Commission identified as relevant at the early stage of the study. Initial submissions were due by 20 December 2019.

The study examined how well the Australian, State and Territory governments have achieved their goals for the vocational education and training (VET) system as set out in the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development, and the suitability of this agreement for the future.

As part of this task, the Commission examined several related issues, including how governments can better coordinate their support for VET, options for improving funding and pricing arrangements, and how to ensure that government investment in VET produces the best returns for the community.