Introduction
Global Victoria and Invest Victoria lead the Victorian Government's strategy to foster long term economic prosperity, increase the state's export opportunities and develop key sectors to create Victorian jobs and drive economic growth.
We work closely with a wide range of industry sectors, including medical technologies and pharmaceuticals, new energy technology, food and fibre, transport technologies, defence, construction technologies, international education, cyber security, fintech, and professional services.
With an international network of over 20 Victorian Government Trade and Investment (VGTI) offices strategically located in Victoria's key markets, ours is the largest network of any other Australian state or territory.
Websites
Strategies and initiatives
Access Program
The Access Program offers export-related assistance and in-country expertise to Victorian exporters visiting overseas markets.
The Access Program aims to help Victorian exporters to forge new relationships with global partners, market their product or service more effectively and set up operations internationally.
Global Victoria Women
Global Victoria Women (GVw) empowers Victorian businesswomen to succeed internationally. GVw leverages our team's expertise and VGTI network to expand women's global networks, providing opportunities to enhance export capabilities, grow their organisations, and celebrate their achievements.
International Investment Strategy
The International Investment Strategy provides a blueprint to attract more international investment to Victoria.
The whole-of-government strategy focuses on attracting global companies from emerging and growth industries that are crucial to growing the state’s economy and creating jobs.
Projects
Investor migration and global talent attraction
The Victorian skilled and business migration program brings investment and jobs to Victoria through the attraction of investor and business migrants. The program also attracts high calibre global talent to meet Victoria's ongoing workforce needs in high priority occupations that cannot be accessed locally.
Invest Victoria Advisory Network
The Invest Victoria Advisory Network is a compiled list of reputable service providers and organisations who have the experience and capabilities required to help international companies and investors find success in Victoria.
Grants, awards and scholarships
Governor of Victoria Export Awards
The Governor of Victoria Export Awards (GOVEA) are the state's most prestigious export awards that acknowledge and celebrate Victoria's most outstanding businesses engaged in international trade.
Open to all Victorian exporters, GOVEA winners are automatically placed as finalists in the Australian Export Awards – the national awards ceremony.
Study Melbourne Scholarships
There are a variety of scholarships for international students in Victoria.
Venture Growth Fund
The Victorian Government has committed $25 million to establish the Venture Growth Fund. This fund offers eligible high-growth start ups access to venture credit of between $50,000 and $5 million, helping create jobs and driving economic growth.
Victorian International Education Awards
The Victorian International Education Awards support the international education sector and raise awareness of the sector’s benefits to the broader community and recognise the outstanding accomplishments of the students, staff and institutions that make up Victoria’s thriving international education sector.
Divisional owners and entities
Global Victoria
Global Victoria primarily provides specialised support to high-value exporters across multiple international markets, and through its VGTI network. The group also provides resources for new and emerging exporters.
The group advocates for the best policy settings to ensure Victorian companies remain competitive in the global trading arena.
Global Victoria also supports international students and leads the Victorian Government’s efforts to support its international education sector, under the Study Melbourne brand.
Invest Victoria
Invest Victoria fosters long term economic prosperity by enabling business opportunities and job creation for Victoria. Responsible for leading new entrant Foreign Direct Investment and investment opportunities of significance as well as enhancing the business investment environment, developing and providing whole-of-government levers and strengthening the governance of investment attraction activities.
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