NSW Digital Skills and Workforce Compact 2023-30
Overview
The Compact combines the resources, knowledge, and expertise of the NSW Government, employers, digital industry groups, and the education and training sectors. It brings a collaborative, integrated approach to address the expected shortage of 85,000 digital workers by 2030 (ICT Industry Landscape Report, 2022).
This approach to skills and workforce development is unique to NSW. It focuses on innovation and collaboration, not business as usual.
The Compact has six pillars of action which will help improve how we attract, train, recruit, develop, and keep talent. The Compact aims to make structural changes in the digital ecosystem. This includes small businesses, major tech employers and organisations that heavily rely on digital talent.
Compact Launch
The Compact Launch was held on November 29th 2023 to celebrate the achievements and commitment from all Compact Partners, to work in innovative and collaborative ways to address the projected shortage of 85,000 digital workers in NSW by 2030.
Key attendees:
- The Hon. Steve Whan MP, Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education of NSW
- Murat Dizdar PSM, Secretary at the NSW Department of Education
- Chloe Read, Deputy Secretary, Education and Skills Reform at the NSW Department of Education
- Suzie Matthews, Executive Director, Skills and Pathways at the NSW Department of Education
- Steven Worrall, Chair of NSW Skills Board & Managing Director of Microsoft ANZ
The 6 Pillars of Action
- Change the way people think about digital careers
- Plug the leaks in training and careers
- Drive diversity in the digital workforce
- Help people move into digital training and jobs
- Make training more responsive to industry needs
- Use government levers to drive digital job growth
2023-25 Action Plan for the NSW Digital Skills and Workforce Compact
The Digital Compact's 2023-25 Action Plan sets out 8 projects that will be implemented collaboratively by Compact Partners.
- Project 1: Codesign and deliver a marketing campaign uplifting perceptions of digital careers.
- Project 2: Map and progress opportunities to improve retention in digital tertiary education and early careers.
- Project 3A: Utilise better data on diversity in the Digital workforce.
- Project 3B: Drive diversity in the Digital workforce through mentoring and networking programs.
- Project 4A: Enhance and significantly expand digital traineeships, leveraging existing programs.
- Project 4B: Facilitate reskilling opportunities
- Project 5: Establish a Digital Industry-Education forum
- Project 6: NSW Government levers to support the Compact and Action Plan Outcomes.
NSW Digital Skills and Workforce Compact Foundation Partners
Get Involved
The NSW Digital Skills and Workforce Compact (2023-2030) seeks to benefit all citizens, organisations and employers affected by the projected 85,000 digital skills shortage.
If your organisation is interested in getting involved with the NSW Digital Skills and Workforce Compact, please contact the NSW Department of Education’s Digital Compact Enablement Team at:
Digital.Compact@det.nsw.edu.au.