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National Skills Week 2025 Urges Australians to ‘Explore ALL the Options’ Amid Widening Skills Shortages
National Skills Week: 25–31 August 2025
Sydney, 14 July 2025 – As Australia faces critical workforce shortages across key industries,
National Skills Week 2025 (25–31 August) will shine a spotlight on the power of vocational
education and training (VET) to transform careers, communities, and the economy.
With this year’s theme, “Explore ALL the Options!”, National Skills Week calls on school leavers,
career changers, job seekers, and parents to consider VET as a first- choice pathway into
high-growth, high-demand industries—from health and construction to digital tech and aviation.
“We want to challenge outdated perceptions of vocational education and show that VET is a launchpad to real, meaningful, and prosperous careers,” said National Skills Week Chair Brian Wexham.
“VET can be the ultimate game-changer, providing skills for jobs that exist now and into the future—across sectors like AI, healthcare, climate response, infrastructure, and cyber security.”
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