Solutions to address skill shortages in South Australia
The South Australian Government has invested $8.8m over 4 years to develop solutions to skills shortages and open new opportunities to connect South Australians to training and future jobs.
South Australia faces a range of skills challenges that need to be addressed. The 2024 Occupation Shortage List shows 307 occupations are in shortage in South Australia. South Australia’s Jobs and Skills Outlook 2024 shows that, over the next five years, just over 78,000 VET qualifications will need to be delivered to meet the skills demand of the state’s industries.
To date Skill Shortage Solution grants have supported 17 projects to pilot solutions for shortages in commercial cookery, bricklaying, concreting, electrician, air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanic and mechanical engineering occupations, as well as supporting women in trades.
Skill Shortage Solutions in 2024-25 will have a co-design focus. Expressions of interest (EOI) will be assessed, and you may be invited to work with Skills SA on co-design of your project. The Skills SA team will work with you after feedback from the EOI process, and further expand on your project ideas and progress it to the final application stage.