Upskilling workers to secure the jobs of tomorrow
We're working closely with businesses to address critical skills shortages through the Skills Solutions Partnerships (SSP) program.
SSP supports industry to partner with training providers to co-design and deliver new training courses. The courses address critical skill gaps in priority sectors.
Round 2 of the program is supporting 5 innovative partnerships with $1.7 million in funding. This includes:
- Victoria University and Microsoft to deliver training for data centre workers.
- South West Institute of TAFE with Melbourne Polytechnic and several manufacturing businesses to upskill entry-level manufacturing workers to better use advanced technology.
- Gordon Institute of TAFE, Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong and Edencraft International to train engineers to work with advanced fibre composites.
- Chisholm Institute, Sutton Tools, and AMTIL to deliver precision measurement training for advanced manufacturing.
- RMIT University, Memko, Navantia, Leap Australia and Engineers Education Australia to strengthen Victoria’s capabilities to contribute to AUKUS.
These successful projects are developing training solutions to support priority sectors identified in our Economic Growth Statement, including advanced manufacturing, defence, and digital technologies.
Expressions of Interest are now open for Round 3 of the program until 27 March 2026.
Learn more and apply for the Skills Solutions Partnerships program round 3 on the Business Victoria website.