There’s a proposal to create an Australia-wide system to connect workers looking for a new job with employers seeking people with specialised skills and training.
The federal government has committed $9.1 million to support a business case for a National Skills Passport, detailed in an employment white paper due to be released on Monday.
What is the National Skills Passport system and how will it work?
The passport system is intended to help workers advertise their full range of qualifications, micro-credentials, prior learning, workplace experience and general capabilities.
Businesses, unions, tertiary institutions and students are among those the federal government says will be consulted about the initiative.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the goal was to make it easier for employers to find highly-qualified staff and for workers to have their qualifications recognised.
“We want to make it easier for more workers in more industries to adapt and adopt new technology and to grab the opportunities on offer in the defining decade ahead of us,” Chalmers said.
