The Jobs and Skills Summit will bring together government, employers, unions and selected tertiary education stakeholders providers to address economic challenges. It is being convened by the Prime Minister and Treasurer over 1-2 September 2022 in Parliament House, Canberra.

The outcomes of the Summit are critical to the independent tertiary education sector as the issues discussed will guide skills training and higher education policy settings, particularly funding, for the next decade.

The primary discussion point at the summit will be the task of improving workforce productivity in order to address the skills shortage and improve real wages. Allied to this task are discussions on expanding employment opportunities for al, including disadvantaged Australians, and improving migration settings.

A strong focus of the summit will be on addressing skills shortages and getting the nation’s skills mix right over the long-term. It has been on this point that the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) has been in sustained discussions with the Australian Government on some critical issues including those set out below.

	Skills Training — ITECA Summit Member-Driven Advocacy ITECA will highlight that independent providers will do the heavy lifting in retaining and reskilling the workforce and will play a significant role in apprentice / trainee recruitment and retention.  [Read More]
	Higher Education — ITECA Summit Member-Driven Advocacy ITECA will highlight that independent higher education providers support a more integrated tertiary education system and will help deliver the microcredentials required to improver workforce productivity.  [Read More]
	International education — ITECA Summit Member-Driven Advocacy ITECA will advocate for better post-study work rights for international students studying in Australia and call for a considered approach to work arrangements for current international students still in study.  [Read More]

The Australian Government has limited Summit attendance to one hundred people, representing some of the brightest minds on the issues of jobs and skills. Representing independent skills training and higher education providers at the summit will be Troy Williams, ITECA Chief Executive.

“Delivering the micro-economic reforms required to increase productivity is a herculean task, and business certainly looks with hope to the Albanese government being able to achieve meaningful reforms. Although several policy solutions will be in the mix, the need to tightly focus Australia’s post-secondary education sector is key,” Mr Williams said in The Australian newspaper.

To engage independent skills training and higher education providers, ITECA is convening two meetings, the details of which are set out below.

“Australia faces some real challenges and the Prime Minister’s jobs summit will certainly have its work cut out, but it is possible for the new government to achieve its objectives. Australia’s independent tertiary education looks forward to playing a key role and its contribution will provide comfort to all stakeholders for a series of reasons,” Mr Williams said in The Australian.

Membership of ITECA is an investment in your team. It empowers them with the information to make informed business decisions and the influence to drive reform.

ITECA Membership – It’s a great time to get involved!

Getting Involved —

Members drive ITECA's policy advocacy through their participation in a number of committees, so if your organisation isn't a member and would like to get involved, contact the ITECA membership team via email at [email protected] or telephone 1300 421 017.

Further Information —

If you're an ITECA member and would like to fund out more about ITECA's involvement in the Jobs and Skills Summit convened by the Australian Government, the ITECA policy team in Canberra would value the opportunity to hear from you.  Simply send an email to [email protected] or telephone 1300 421 017.

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