Skills Facts - March 2025
Skills Facts March 2025 has been released with all the latest news from Skills Tasmania...
In this month’s edition:
- Clean Energy Centre of Excellence
- Revised Standards for RTOs
- Webinar – Regional Employment Projections Dashboard
- Tasmanian Training Awards 2025 – nominations opening soon
- Funding available – Industry Partnerships Program and Train Now Fund
- Dates for the diary
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The Skills Tasmania Team.
New Tasmanian Clean Energy Centre of Excellence
A new Tasmanian Clean Energy Centre of Excellence will be established through a jointly funded project by the Australian and Tasmanian governments. Funded through the National Skills Agreement and located at TasTAFE’s Burnie campus, the centre will play a crucial role in cultivating a skilled workforce for the Tasmanian clean energy industry.
With a focus on trades that support clean energy infrastructure as well as installers for home and business rooftop solar and batteries, Burnie was selected for its proximity to the proposed North West Renewable Energy Zone and the region’s significant current and planned pipeline of development in the clean energy sector.
The centre will drive growth in the clean energy sector by attracting and training more Tasmanians for a career in clean energy and related trades.
The development of the centre will be guided by an advisory committee with members being appointed from across industry, the clean energy sector and the north west community. The first meeting of the advisory committee will take place in late March.
Revised Standards for RTOs
The quality of training delivered in the VET system continues to be in the spotlight with revised Standards for RTOs in effect from 1 July 2025. The Standards have been revised to strengthen the focus on quality outcomes for learners and employers, provide greater clarity for RTOs and regulators, and allow for more flexibility and innovation in training delivery across the sector.
Changes to the Standards better reflect the diversity of the VET sector and ensure the Standards are fit-for-purpose across different RTO settings. The revised Standards provide a clearer and more direct link between the requirements RTOs are expected to meet and the outcomes they are expected to deliver.
Over the coming months, Skills Tasmania will work with the sector to ensure the Standards are understood. The instruments to enact the revised Standards for RTOs have now been registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Webinar - Regional Employment Projections Dashboard
If you are responsible for workforce planning or have an interest in employment issues facing Tasmanian regions then you are invited to attend a webinar exploring Skills Tasmania’s new Regional Employment Projections Dashboard.
This data tool provides insights into Tasmania’s future workforce needs by industry and region.
Join us to hear Professor Janine Dixon from Victoria University discuss the development of regional employment projections for Tasmania and economic trends impacting employment nationally.
When: Thursday, 27 March 2025
Time: 10:00-10:45am
Venue: online webinar
Cost: Free
Tasmanian Training Awards 2025
Applications for the 2025 Tasmanian Training Awards open on 21 March.
The Tasmanian Training Awards are held annually by Skills Tasmania to recognise outstanding work in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. The awards celebrate and reward the achievements of students, teachers/trainers, employers and registered training organisations.
There are 14 award categories – nine for individuals and five for businesses and training organisations. Winners will go on to represent Tasmania at the 2025 Australian Training Awards in Darwin at the end of the year.
There is also a special Tasmanian Award – The Trevor Leo Medal, which recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the VET and skills sector for more than 15 years.
If you know someone who deserves to be nominated visit the Tasmanian Training Awards for more information or contact Jacqui Maclaine on jacqui.maclaine@skills.tas.gov.au or 03 6165 6008.
Funding available
Industry Partnerships Program
A reminder that the latest round of Skills Tasmania’s Industry Partnerships Program is now open for applications.
This round will introduce contextualisation of training and assessment materials as a target output, while retaining the original focus on training-related equipment and resources.
Up to $50,000 is available for small grants and $250,000 for large grants, with a total of $2 million in funding available for allocation under the 2024-25 grant round.
Applications for small grant applications can be submitted at any time up to 30 June 2025 or until funds are fully allocated.
For a large grants, a short form proposal is required prior to starting a full application, and prior to 1 May 2025.
Eligible applications must involve an existing or new partnership arrangement between a Skills Tasmania endorsed RTO and other participants in the Tasmanian training and workforce development system.
For more information, including on how to apply, visit the Skills Tasmania website.
Train Now Fund
Grants are available for RTOs to deliver nationally recognised training that meets an immediate or unexpected industry or enterprise training need and/or an immediate or unexpected learner training need in a particular region or for a particular cohort.
The round closes on 30 June 2025. Read more about how to apply.
Dates for the diary
- 21 March 2025 - Tasmanian Training Awards nominations open
- 27 March 2025 – Webinar: Regional Employment Projections Dashboard
- 26 May 2025 – Tasmanian Training Awards nominations close
- 25-31 August 2025 – National Skills Week
- 19 September 2025 – Tasmanian Training Awards Presentation Function (Hobart)
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