Industry Skills Australia

Industry Skills Australia delivers Strategic Workforce Planning for the transport supply chain across Australia, as the Jobs and Skills Council funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

• Operates as an industry-owned, industry-led tripartite body bringing together employers, unions and government, with more than 30 years of experience supporting skills development in transport supply chain industries.
• Publishes a structured cycle of Workforce Outlook papers, sector Workforce Plans and annual Workforce Planning Updates, with 2026 updates covering aviation, maritime, rail, and transport and logistics.
• Runs a Transport Supply Chain Data Dashboard, combining Occupation, Industry and Training Dashboard components built from published statistics, industry experience and stakeholder engagement.
• Strategic Workforce Planning Committees and sector Industry Engagement Managers oversee priorities across aviation, maritime, rail, transport and logistics, space transport and omnichannel logistics.

Best for: transport supply chain employers, training organisations and industry stakeholders needing evidence based workforce planning data and priorities for their sector.

Industry Skills Australia provides Skills Gaps Analysis and Future Skills Mapping for transport supply chain sectors across Australia, drawing on its Transport Supply Chain Data Dashboard.

• The dashboard’s Occupation and Training Dashboard components identify current and emerging workforce and training gaps for aviation, maritime, rail, and transport and logistics.
• Findings feed the development and update of nationally aligned training qualifications and skill sets matched to identified industry needs.
• Case studies and roundtables spanning First Nations pathways, vocational education, apprenticeships and flexible work arrangements support regional training organisations acting on the mapped gaps.

Best for: registered training organisations and employers wanting current data on emerging skills gaps in transport supply chain occupations.