Building Australia's Future Workforce

Building Australia’s Future Workforce package, announced in the 2011–12 Federal Budget, is about providing greater opportunities for Australians to develop their skills, train and get into the workforce.

Who does this information apply to?

This applies to:

  • unemployed people
  • young parents
  • jobless families
  • young people
  • employers
  • people with disability
  • those with significant barriers to employment and social inclusion.

Building Australia’s Future Workforce

Building Australia’s Future Workforce package:

  • rewards work through improved incentives in the tax and transfer system
  • provides new opportunities to get people into work through training, education, and improved childcare and employment services
  • introduces new requirements for the very long-term unemployed, Disability Support Pensioners, young parents, jobless families and young people
  • takes new approaches to address entrenched disadvantage in targeted locations.

We are working with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to support families, young parents, people with disability and job seekers to develop the skills they need to make a better future for themselves and their families.

Improving education and skill levels across the labour market is a key focus to ensure Australians are equipped with the skills required to thrive in an innovative and sustainable economy.

The Government has also identified ten Local Government Areas where additional assistance will be offered to boost participation and reduce disadvantage.

More information
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website – skills.gov.au

Package components

Job Seekers

Families

People with disability

Employers