Who is BuildSkills?
BuildSkills Australia is the national Jobs and Skills Council for the built environment sector – established by the federal government to work with industry to find solutions to the workforce challenges facing the construction, property and water industries.
BuildSkills brings together stakeholders in a tripartite approach to solve problems collaboratively. We are an active partner in the national conversation around jobs and skills, listening to industry and translating their concerns into evidence-based policy and program responses.
BuildSkills will engage and work collaboratively with state and territory governments to understand jurisdiction-specific issues, improve awareness of skill needs and data sources to align effort within and across industries to improve system responsiveness, build stakeholder confidence and drive high-quality outcomes for the VET sector, learners, business and governments.
We are the most trusted source of workforce intelligence, planning and solutions for the businesses and workers that operate in Australia’s Built Environment Sector. As a part of this work, we also administer four training packages, encompassing 92 qualifications and 1,493 units of competency. This includes reviewing and developing courses and curricula, guided by our workforce planning and rigorous consultation, to meet industry needs.
BuildSkills is overseen by a Board comprising equal representation of employee and employer groups. Our governance structure has been carefully designed to ensure BuildSkills is a nonpartisan voice that fairly represents the interests of both workers and employers.
BuildSkills is part of a national network of 10 Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) that provide leadership to address skills and workforce challenges for their industry.
JSCs are responsible for:
- aligning effort across industries to improve VET system responsiveness
- building stakeholder confidence
- driving high-quality outcomes for the VET sector, learners and business
BuildSkills will identify skills and workforce needs for our sectors, map educational and career pathways across education sectors, develop contemporary VET training products, support collaboration between industry and training providers to improve training and assessment practice, and act as a source of intelligence on issues affecting our industries.
