The Victorian Skills Plan steers the efforts of government, education and training providers, learners, employers and unions to build the workforce Victoria needs.
The Victorian Skills Authority (VSA) produces an annual Victorian Skills Plan (Skills Plan) that identifies priority areas for improvement in the skills system to support Victoria's economic growth and prosperity. These include implementing the Housing Statement, advancing Big Build, continuing Victoria’s clean economy transition and building the digital capabilities of Victoria’s workforce. These efforts aim to strengthen Victoria’s productivity, increase employment and improve standards of living.
Each Skills Plan makes a series of recommendations to:
- promote post-secondary education skills and career pathways
- lift participation in education and training
- deliver the right skills for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
The Victorian Government has already implemented many recommendations from the first two Skills Plans and is actively progressing others.
The Skills Plans also represent Victoria’s contribution to progressing national priorities under the National Skills Agreement and the Australian Universities Accord, including:
- building foundation skills
- supporting the clean economy transition
- developing the VET workforce
- improving the experiences of women in training and in the workforce
- empowering First Nations peoples
- supporting people with disability
- redesigning VET qualifications, and
- improving digital skills.
The 2024 Implementation Update builds on the first update from October 2023. It covers selected actions from the 2022 Skills Plan that were not covered in the 2023 Implementation Update and reports on the progress of actions from the 2023 Skills Plan.
Reporting on Victoria’s clean economy ambitions
The 2024 Implementation Update reports on the implementation of the Clean Economy Workforce Development Strategy for 2023–2033, which is a planning and investment framework to prepare Victoria’s workforce for a net zero future.
Angelika Fevaleaki
Victorian Training Awards 2024 Koorie Student of the Year finalist
Angelika has worked in community services since age 18, beginning as a youth worker and studying various courses that progressed her impactful career in First Nations family services. Her ongoing dedication to helping First Nations families saw Angelika undertake a Diploma of Community Services at Bendigo TAFE to strengthen what she had learnt in the field, and to help keep families safe and heard.
In her role as a family preservation and reunification response practitioner with Mallee District Aboriginal Service in partnership with MacKillop, she supports families to strengthen their bonds and keep their children safe at home. Angelika has a deep understanding of the issues they face, having grown up in a small town impacted by generational trauma.
The diploma furthered her skill in helping clients with an open mind and clear, structured approach including referrals to support services. Angelika finds it rewarding to support families who are navigating trauma to help build their parenting skills, so they provide greater care for their children.
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