Overview

Business Skills Victoria (BSV) is the Industry Training Advisory Board (ITAB) which identifies the vocational training needs of Victoria’s business, finance and property services industries.

It researches training needs by consulting a range of industry representatives.

BSV links industry, the government vocational education and training authority Skills Victoria www.skills.vic.gov.au and training providers.

BSV is the largest ITAB in the State with coverage of 42 industry sectors and occupations which cross all industries. These occupations include managers, administrative workers, accountants, marketers, security guards and cleaners. Overall BSV oversees the training needs of 512,000 people - about 27% of Victoria's workforce.

The Vocational Education and Training (VET) System

Vocational education and training promotes the skill development of the workforce. A more skilled workforce means businesses can be competitive in the global marketplace. 

Strategies for a better VET system

Victoria’s training market is becoming more open and competitive. As the VET system moves away from being a centralised, relatively bureaucratic system, training providers and their clients are enjoying more control.  Training providers are now more free to offer tailored programs which meet the rapidly changing needs of industry.

Training within the VET sector is provided by Registered Training Organisations (TAFE colleges, private training providers, workplaces and schools). As well as the traditional forms of vocational traineeships, on-the-job training, skill set training and training via the Productivity Placement Program (PPP) are becoming popular.

The VET system will continue to develop in line with the needs of its industries.  BSV's role is to ensure the planners and providers of vocational education are fully aware of these needs.