Building a skilled business workforce
Business skills are needed in all industries and demand is increasing. We work with industry leaders to improve Australia’s skilling and training system to meet the current and future skills needs for every kind of business job.
BUSINESS OCCUPATIONS
Business occupations range from Librarians to Life Scientists and Secretaries to Solicitors. 45% of finance workers (557,800) are in five occupations.
HOW BUSINESS SKILLS ARE CHANGING
Skills required in business occupations are evolving, with increased demand for digital skills. Since 2016, there has been a 16% change in the skills required.
Mentions of digital literacy in job ads up 201% since 2019.
Skills seeing strongest growth are performance management, digital literacy; critical thinking; advanced customer experience.
Key Themes
Training suitability
It appears that the Business Services (BSB) training package is meeting learner expectations, but not consistently delivering the skills required by industry.
Digital capability gap
There is a gap in foundational digital capability across the workforce as it becomes a critical skill in all roles.
New technologies
Technological change, including generative AI, is reshaping business occupations, with implications for skilling and pathways.
Pathways
Industry and students often lack clear understanding of training and skilling pathways into occupations and careers.
Enhancing trainer and teacher currency
Fast changing skill demands will require support for trainers and teachers to deliver training.
