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Professor shares his skills

4 June 2008

Professor Gerald Burke has been appointed to Skills Australia and will advise the Federal Government on future workforce development.

Professor Gerald Burke from the Faculty of Education has been appointed to Skills Australia -- an independent statutory body to advise the Federal Government on future workforce development and skills needs.

Skills Australia will be chaired by the former Chief Executive and Managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand Philip Bullock.

Other members include ACTU President Sharan Burrow, Chief Executive Australia Industry Group Heather Ridout, and the Chair of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal NSW Dr Michael Keating AC.

Research undertaken at CEET has been used in the framing of the Skilling Australia for the Future policy including Dr Chandra Shah's study Qualifications and the Future Labour Market in Australia, which uncovered a need to expand the quantity of vocational training, raise the level of qualifications achieved, and expand the provision of training to the existing workforce.

Professor Burke said that the first Skills Australia meeting on May 28, opened by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, saw the committee provide advice on the major expansion of vocational training places to 630,000 places over five years.

For further information on CEET's research visit the CEET website.