Industry Clusters (Stage 2) – Strengthening Australia's National Vocational Education and Training System (2021-2025)

Overview

The Australian Government is establishing Industry Clusters, to provide industry with a stronger, more strategic voice and broader role in ensuring Australia’s VET system continues to deliver on employer and learner needs.    The Australian Government committed $292.5 million over four years from 2021-22, and $111.4 million in 2025-26 to support new industry engagement arrangements.   The Industry Clusters will be groups of aligned industries with a strategic leadership role to identify, forecast and respond to the current and emerging skills needs and workforce challenges of industry.    Industry Clusters will be established through a two-stage grant opportunity approach to market. The first stage was an open competitive process seeking proposals to establish and subsequently operate an Industry Cluster. The second stage will involve a closed non-competitive process to enable the newly established clusters to put forward detailed proposals to deliver on their full functions.