Government Initiatives
Victorian Skills Pledge
The Victorian Skills Pledge is a key initiative under the government’s Securing Jobs for Your Future – Skills for Victoria policy, and is a voluntary commitment by businesses to driving business improvement through appropriate upskilling of their employees.
Taking the Victorian Skills Pledge is open to businesses of all sizes in the private, public and community sectors. It can be done quickly and simply through the completing the BICCIAB application and posting or emailing it to BICCIAB. You can also use the online sign-up facility on the Skills Victoria website.
The advantages of your business signing up to the pledge include:
- being seen as an 'employer of choice' through your public commitment to training
- higher google ranking (because of alignment with a government authority)
- being a good corporate citizen
- joining in VIP events recognising your Skills Pledge status.
Go on join up now! Or call John on (03) 9349 3300 for more information.
Skills for Growth
Skills for Growth: the Workforce Development Program provides a team of independent specialists who will work with you – free of charge – to identify your strategic business aims and objectives. Further information is available on the Business Victoria website.
Apprentices and Trainees
The Victorian Government and the Australian Government provide a range of incentives and assistance to support individuals and businesses with the uptake and successful completion of apprenticeships and traineeships.
