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Workforce Planning
Workforce planning is central to Industry Skills Australia’s work. It helps us understand current, emerging and future workforce challenges and informs activity to address industry priorities.
The process
Workforce planning is a structured process for identifying industry workforce challenges, confirming priority areas, and coordinating activities that support a skilled and sustainable workforce. The process is overseen by Industry Skills Australia’s (ISA) Strategic Workforce Planning Committees and feeds into ISA project submissions and activity planning.
Contact our Industry Engagement Managers to participate in ISA’s workforce planning and help shape future action for your industry.
Our workforce planning draws on:
- Published industry, training & workforce data
- Real-world experiences from industry
- Insights and intelligence from stakeholder engagement
Publications
Workforce Outlook brings together key themes across the transport supply chain industries to support strategic discussion and collaboration.
The 2026 Workforce Outlook highlights the significance of the transport supply chain to all other industries. A capable and adaptable transport supply chain workforce is critical for Australia’s:
Workforce Plans set out major workforce challenges and establish an evidence base and priority areas for each industry. The 2025 Workforce Plans are foundational documents in a multi-year cycle.
Workforce Planning Updates provide annual reports on progress against the priorities for each industry. They highlight activities and initiatives led by ISA and other industry stakeholders and include case studies that demonstrate successful outcomes.
The transport supply chain industries are critical to Australia’s:
- Soverign Capability
- Economic Productivity
- Community Wellbeing
- Environmental Sustainability
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Transport Supply Chain Data Dashboard
This interactive data dashboard has been developed to provide access to key workforce and training insights for industry. Developed through extensive consultation, it includes an Occupation Dashboard, Industry Dashboard, and Training Dashboard.
Case Studies
Best practice and industry solutions
Industry Skills Australia’s Case Studies highlight best practice and industry solutions identified through our ongoing projects and industry engagement. The case studies showcase how workforce challenges are being addressed across the transport supply chain.
Tackling Workforce Shortages Through Inclusive Employment
Australia’s transport and logistics sector continues to face acute workforce shortages, particularly in entry level operational roles that…
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Yakka Training Drives Employment and Training Success in Rail
Yakka Training, a 100% Indigenous-owned business, is continuing to create powerful employment pathways through its dedicated training initiatives,…
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Creating Career Pathways in the Maritime Industry
Recently, Anita Kauffmann, Board Member for ISA, had the privilege of visiting Svitzer’s Port of Newcastle base in…
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Contact our industry engagement managers
If you have any queries or would like further information about workforce planning, please contact our Industry Engagement Managers.
