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Australian Government and Jobs and Skills Australia - Design of a National Skills Taxonomy

2 Aug 2024

The very complexity and multifaceted nature of how different actors and sectors understand and define skills might very well be necessary and the creation of an overarching, single lexicon/taxonomy 6 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation / Design of a National Skills Taxonomy might unintentionally lead to a poorer appreciation of the variety of skills and need to understand them from a range. [...] An example here is that skills in communication can be variously understood and defined and the nature of these skills and the way they are demonstrated can be quite different and linked to a range of other skills and competencies. [...] In order to be of greatest value, particularly in terms of focusing on and responding to emerging and rapidly evolving skills needs (which is especially relevant for the care and support economy), it will be important for the NST and Jobs and Skills Australia to understand and reflect the whole journey of careers and qualifications – from on the job training and volunteer experiences through to vo. [...] Here, it will be important both for the NST to remain up to date and responsive to a variety of shifting and evolving factors and rely on contemporary (or even predicted) workforce data that is able to identify and convey current and future workforce and skills needs. [...] How will an NST account for, include, or engage with important issues such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander/First Nations Peoples’ knowledge and insight and how this relates to healthcare and beyond? Likewise, incorporating and accounting for wider cultural and linguistic diversity and the ways in which culture and society shape knowledge, skills, learning, and behaviour will also be chall.

Authors

Lauren Palmer

Pages
25
Published in
Australia

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