National Careers Institute consultations and co-design: background paper

The National Careers Institute (the Institute) was established on 1 July 2019, initially within the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. Establishment of the Institute was recommended in an independent review of Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector to examine ways to deliver skilled workers for a stronger economy. In addition, the review was also seeking to understand how the sector could improve the provision of information for people to make more informed careers decisions. The review process was led by the Hon Steven Joyce and its final report, 'Strengthening skills: expert review of Australia's vocational education and training system' (the Review) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 136.59], was delivered to the Government in April 2019.

Key issues for the Institute to address are: reducing the mismatch between students' education choices and their desired career choice; increasing the use of direct pathways into a desired occupation; consolidating existing Commonwealth data, and improving linkages between administrative data sets; providing accurate information on incomes flowing from different qualifications, using actual income data; and producing an improved suite of communication products about careers, the labour market, and education and training in Australia.

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