Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency
AWPA
1 July 2012 – 1 July 2014
Previously Skills Australia (2008–2012).
Independent statutory agency that advised on workforce development, skills needs and workforce productivity, and administered the National Workforce Development Fund in partnership with industry.
Names over time
- Skills Australia2008–2012
- Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency2012–2014
How it came into existence
Took effect on 1 July 2012, when legislation reconstituted Skills Australia as the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency with a broader workforce development role, including administration of the National Workforce Development Fund previously managed by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
- Skills and workforce development advice
Legislation: Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency Act 2008
Changes during its life
- 25 March 2013Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
- 18 September 2013Portfolio responsibility passed to the Department of Industry.
- Took over functions from Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education · 1 July 2012
- Administration of the National Workforce Development Fund
How it ended
Abolished from 1 July 2014 as a 2014–15 Budget measure, with its functions transferred to the Department of Industry.
- Workforce development and skills advice
- National Workforce Development Fund
Main functions
- Advice on skills and workforce development needs
- Administration of the National Workforce Development Fund
- Industry sector workforce studies
- Research on workforce participation and productivity
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Industry.
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Sources
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