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Australia’s National Cabinet has finalised the National Skills Agreement (NSA), which will unlock billions of dollars in investments to build skills and prosperity in Australia. 

The Australian government has created three new Jobs and Skills Councils (JSC) to help address skills shortages and broader workforce challenges in manufacturing, transport and logistics, mining, and automotive industries. 

The upcoming State Electricity Commission (SEC) Energy Jobs and Skills Forum to be held on 29 June aims to create thousands of jobs to deliver Victoria’s renewable energy future, as announced today by the Andrews Labor Government.

Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor announced that the Albanese Government is set to invest an additional $3.7 billion for a five-year National Skills Agreement to be negotiated with states and territories, in addition to $400m to support another 300,000 TAFE and vocational education and training (VET) Fee-Free places.

The Queensland Future Skills (QFS) Partnership is paving the way for  Industry 4.0 by offering a new program dubbed, Certificate II in Autonomous Technologies (10935NAT), designed to address the critical skills gap and prepare workers and their employers for the rapidly increasing rollout of inter-connected technology in the industry.

The most recent CEO poll conducted by The Australian Industry Group has revealed that Australian company leaders are cautiously hopeful for 2023 and are making investments to solve supply chain and skill gaps.

Representatives from Australia and Singapore signed the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement (GEA) on Tuesday to drive economic growth and reduce carbon emissions.  

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