Future focus, 2013 national workforce development strategy

The Future focus, 2013 National Workforce Development Strategy is the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency’s second National Workforce Development Strategy.The 2013 strategy details how Australia can position itself for growth in the Asian century, in a competitive global environment, where technology and patterns of work are rapidly changing. To underpin the 2013 strategy AWPA developed scenarios to create plausible future worlds for Australia to 2025. These scenarios have in turn influenced economic modelling of the supply and demand for skills to 2025. As part of its consultation process in developing the 2013 strategy AWPA published a discussion paper, Australia’s skills and workforce development needs, in July 2012. The 2013 strategy builds on Australian Workforce Futures, the first National Workforce Development Strategy, developed by Skills Australia in March 2010. In 2013 AWPA will hold information sessions in all states and territories to share the strategy’s findings and recommendations