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About NISC

Welcome to the National Industry Skills Committee’s web page.

The National Industry Skills Committee (NISC) is a sub-committee of the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education (MCVTE). It was established in 2006 to provide high level advice to MCVTE regarding workforce planning and future training priorities in the vocational education and training system. 

In addition it engages with the National Senior Officials Committee (NSOC) on issues of relevance to industry and the National Quality Council (NQC) to ensure that industry’s views inform the quality assurance arrangements for the national training system.

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Terms of Reference 

The National Industry Skills Committee (NISC) is responsible for advising the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education (MCVTE) on matters relating to vocational education and training, including workforce planning, future training priorities and other related issues (Skilling Australia’s Workforce Act 2005).

This may include advice on:

  • strategies to improve training outcomes and delivery, usability of and access to the national training system;
  • industry training research priorities to ensure that the system is well positioned to respond to emerging challenges; and
  • ways that industry can work with Governments to improve outcomes for disadvantaged clients, particularly Indigenous Australians and people with a disability.

NISC will obtain and provide this strategic industry training advice through the following means and mechanisms:

  • directly interacting with MCVTE and the National Senior Officials Committee on issues of relevance to industry;
  • commissioning the development of strategic issues papers, involving consultation with relevant stakeholders, to inform the advice the Committee provides to the Ministerial Council;
  • liaising with the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) on industry training research issues and priorities;
  • ongoing liaison with the National Quality Council, to ensure industry’s views inform the quality assurance arrangements for the national training system; and
  • nominating industry representatives to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Australia Ltd Board and referring other requests for industry nominees to the relevant industry bodies.

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