Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Senator for Western Australia
1 July 2020
INaugural report of the National Skills commission
Today the Morrison Government’s newly established National Skills Commission (NSC) released its inaugural report “A Snapshot in time: The Australian labour market and COVID-19”. The report makes clear the scale of the economic challenge facing Australian workers and businesses following the economic shock of COVID-19.
The NSC is a critical new part of Australia’s economic infrastructure, providing expert advice and national leadership on the Australian labour market, current and future skills needs and workforce development issues.
As we deal with COVID-19 and the impact on the economy, we need to accurately understand what is happening in the labour market. There is evidence of structural shifts that will require jobseekers to actively reskill to meet the skills needs of employers.
The report details some of the work already available by the NSC to improve and consolidate Australia’s sills forecasting capability with the future in mind – that is, with an eye to the new and emerging jobs and skills workers will need.
Reliable labour market forecasting will help the Australian economy with a pipeline of skilled workers for industry and ensure national labour market priorities are met.
The report can be accessed by clicking here.
Regards
Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
Senator for Western Australia