Education and skills

Future-Proof Submissions

Public consultations on the Council's Future Proof: Protecting Australians Through Education and Skills reform paper are being conducted independently by Nous Group, public submissions are listed below. Submissions have closed, but consultation...

Submission on the skilling Australians fund bills

This is the Business Council’s submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committees’ inquiry into  Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017, and the Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill...

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Jennifer Westacott - 6PR

Event: Jennifer Westacott interview with Gareth Parker, 6PRSpeaker: Jennifer WestacottDate: 3 November 2017Topics: Economy, politicians’ citizenship, business confidence, NAB, and education and trainingE&OE

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A new plan for a skilled Australia

Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott will today propose a new tertiary education and training system to prevent Australians falling through the cracks as technology continues to transform the economy....