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The aim of this report is to identify and discuss policy options to promote employers’ increasing their contributions to employees’ training and development. This includes outlining the level of employer sponsorship of training identified through different statistical data, comparisons between Australia and other countries, highlighting models that seek to account for different approaches to and mechanisms for employer sponsorship of training, and consideration of policy options to lever greater commitment from Australian enterprises. The report seeks to establish the conceptual terrain for advancing policy in the area of employer sponsorship of training. The research involved a two-step methodology. In the first phase, an extensive literature review was conducted on the policies used by governments in Australia and overseas to encourage employers to invest in training. In the second phase, interviews were conducted with major stakeholders in Australia and a range of overseas experts to appraise the effectiveness of policies in more detail.