Earn While You Learn (EWYL)
Last Updated: 12 November 2025
Completed Project
Commencement Date: April, 2024
End Date: March, 2025
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Background Information
The Digital and Tech Skills Working Group (July 2023) provided advice to the Australian Government on the use, design and delivery of an ‘earn while you learn’ model for digital and tech skills. Report (DEWR 2023).
The Main Points
Australia’s digital and tech skills landscape is rapidly evolving.
Australia is experiencing a digital and tech skills shortage which will likely grow without he right mix of interventions.
Currently there is a range of government and industry led initiatives seeking to address the skills shortfall.
Delivering earn while you learn (EWYL) models at scale for digital and tech skills is an area of untapped potential.
Recommendations for Jobs and Skills Council
Provide overall skills forecasting and planning for digital and tech roles with JSA support.
Map target jobs and associated skills across training packages and practices to support the design and delivery of the model in collaboration with industry peaks and employers.
The Main Points
The project has the following deliverables:
Review Report
Interim (Mapping) Report
Final report
Consultation & Feedback
Consultation informed our understanding of how digital qualifications and non-accredited training are currently being delivered as traineeships and EWYL models, and how current delivery aligns with the model developed by the Working Group.
An Earn While You Learn Technical Committee supported the Activity, review recommendations and validate understandings and interpretations.
Refer to the “Documents” tab for the details of the Committee and the Terms of Reference.