Hospitality, Tourism and Travel Employment and Skills Platform Grant

Overview

The Australian Government has committed $10 million in grant funding to the Accommodation Association of Australia (AAoA) to expand their existing online hospitality skills and training platform 'The Hub'. The expansion of 'The Hub' will strengthen the workforce and promote the hospitality and tourism industries as a career of choice. The purpose of this grant aligns with Priority 3 of the THRIVE 2030 Strategy - Grow a secure and resilient workforce. The objective of the grant program is to: support the expansion of the capabilities of ‘The Hub” to become a whole of hospitality, tourism and travel industry platform, developed and implemented as a national online platform that acts as a central source of information for education, training and employment opportunities within hospitality, tourism and travel for AAoA members and non-members alike  strengthen the workforce and promote the hospitality, tourism and travel industry as a career of choice  advertise employment opportunities across all hospitality, tourism and travel sectors   offer sector specific skills and development and training mapped to career pathways  provide centralised employment and human resources information   complement and amplify existing products, services and networks that are designed to promote employment and skills in the hospitality, tourism and travel sectors including those led by states and territories and industry representative bodies          provide targeted support for under-represented groups including First Nations Australians, mature age workers, women and people with disability.