Skills Australia
2008 – 1 July 2012
Renamed Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency in 2012.
Independent statutory board of experts that advised the Australian Government on current, emerging and future skills needs and workforce development, including through a national workforce development strategy.
Names over time
- Skills Australia2008–2012
- Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency2012–2014
How it came into existence
Established in 2008 under the Skills Australia Act 2008, an early initiative of the Rudd government, as a new independent advisory body in the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.
Legislation: Skills Australia Act 2008
Changes during its life
- 14 December 2011Portfolio responsibility passed, with the skills function, to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
How it ended
Reconstituted and renamed the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency on 1 July 2012, with a broader role that included workforce development and administration of the National Workforce Development Fund.
- Skills and workforce development advice
Main functions
- Advice on current and future skills needs
- National workforce development strategy
- Advice on the vocational education and training system
- Industry and regional workforce studies
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
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Sources
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