Building a more skilled and adaptable workforce

What we’ve been asked to look at

How can we build a more skilled and adaptable workforce, including through support for Australians to engage in work and learning throughout their life, making sure our education system (from schools to skills and higher education) is producing productive, highly capable graduates, and enabling employers to access and use the best talent locally and internationally?

The terms of reference will be available shortly.

Call for submissions issued and initial submissions

The Commission plans to release an issues paper to guide people in preparing a submission. It sets out some of the issues and questions the Commission has identified as relevant at this early stage of the inquiry. Participants should provide evidence to support their views, including data and specific examples where possible.

This paper will be released at a date to be advised between February and March 2025.

Interim report releases

The Commission will seek further information and feedback following the expected release of a interim report between July and August 2025.

Final report to Government and release

The final inquiry report is to be handed to the Australian Government in December 2025.

The release of the final report by the Government is the final step in the process.

Under the Productivity Commission Act 1998, the Government is required to table the report in each House of the Parliament within 25 sitting days of receipt.