About ISCs
The 11 national Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) cover the skills needs of most Australian industry. In general terms industry skills councils work to involve industry with the development of nationally applicable vocational education and training.
ISCs are privately registered companies run by industry-based boards of directors, but whose funding is provided substantially by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
ISCs give all industries, peak bodies, enterprises, unions, training organisations and governments a voice in Australia's vocational education and training system through a national system of industry advisory arrangements and a structure based on industry-led boards of directors and standing committees.
The Australian Government provides funding to ISCs to:
- provide industry intelligence and advice to Skills Australia, government and enterprises on workforce development and skills needs
- actively support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of high quality training and workforce development products and services, including training packages. SSA currently manages a total of 10 industry training packages
- provide independent skills and training advice to enterprises, including matching identified training needs with appropriate training solutions and
- work with enterprises, employment service providers, training providers and government to allocate training places.
The 11 national Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) bridge the divide between our nation’s industry and the often complex vocational education and training environment.
The eleven industry skills councils include:
- Agri-Food Industry Skills Council
- Innovation & Business Skills Australia
- Community Services & Health Industry Skills Council
- Manufacturing Skills Australia
- Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council
- Skills DMC Industry Skills Council
- EE-Oz Training Standards
- Services Skills Australia
- Government Skills Australia
- Transport & Logistics Industry Skills Council
- ForestWorks
Read more at www.isc.org.au
