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In Australia, there are currently 10 national Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) providing advice and information to the national vocational education and training (VET) system and industry. The two key roles of the ISCs are: (1) to provide accurate industry intelligence to the VET sector about current and future skill needs and training requirements; and (2) to support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of quality nationally recognised training products and services. The purpose of this review was to determine the most effective industry advisory arrangements for the VET sector, considering the need to ensure that Western Australians are equipped with the required skills to participate in the labour force. It investigated: the purpose and role of industry advisory arrangements, including the Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITABs), within the VET sector, to clearly determine the expectations and requirements to be met; the current advisory arrangements, including the ITABs and the recent Skills Formation Taskforce Industry Working Groups (IWGs), to determine the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches; alternative industry advisory models to determine their effectiveness and applicability to Western Australia; and the requirement to customise the industry advisory model to meet different industry circumstances and requirements.