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JSCs: How Will Things Function and What Do RTOs Need to Know Exactly?

From January 2023, the current industry engagement arrangements (67 Industry Reference Committees and 6 Skills Service Organisations) will be replaced by Jobs and Skills Councils (formerly known as Industry Clusters).

Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) are being established to provide industry with a stronger, more strategic voice in ensuring Australia’s VET sector delivers stronger outcomes for learners and employers.

As a national network of industry-owned and industry-led organisations, JSCs will provide strategic leadership in addressing skills and workforce challenges, aligning efforts across industries to improve system responsiveness, build stakeholder confidence, and drive high-quality outcomes for the VET sector, learners, and businesses.

JSCs will identify skills and workforce needs for their sectors, map career pathways across education sectors, develop contemporary VET training products, support collaboration between industry and training providers to improve training and assessment practice and act as a source of intelligence on issues affecting their industries. 

JSCs will also have a strong connection to Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), drawing on JSA’s workforce analysis and projections to undertake planning for their industry sectors, creating a consistent understanding of the skills landscape and how skill gaps can be addressed.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is now also responsible for the establishment of the Training Package Assurance function. The Training Package Assurance function will deliver increased transparency, accountability, and confidence in training products for employers, learners, and training providers.

So, how will these two initiatives function, and what do RTOs need to know?

Join representatives from the DEWR for this information update session on 13 February 2023 to find out the latest about these reforms and how they will change the way industry engages with the VET system to make sure it works for both students and employers.

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Date posted Dec 22, 2022