10 National Priorities

The following outcomes are national priorities:

increasing the number of persons undertaking courses of study in the following areas of study reflecting industries that are experiencing skills shortages or are highly specialised: Behavioural Science, Education, Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Nursing, Engineering, Agriculture.

in 2021 and 2022 only, providing retraining and upskilling opportunities in the following areas of study: Education, Nursing, Visual and Performing Arts, Society and Culture, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, English, Mathematics, Accounting, Administration, Commerce, Communications, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture, Allied Health, Other Health, Computing, Built Environment, Science, Engineering and Environmental Studies; and

for courses commencing in 2023, 2024 and 2025 only, increasing the number of persons from under-represented backgrounds undertaking courses of study in the following areas of study: Education, Nursing, Engineering, Computing, Commerce, and Society and Culture.