About the Digital Compact
The Compact is an inclusive cross-sector collaboration working to address NSW’s digital skills needs, and welcomes the involvement of new organisations.
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 two 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.
Our Action Plan for 2023-2025
The Digital Compact's 2023-2025 Action Plan sets out 6 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 3: Drive diversity in the Digital workforce through mentoring and networking programs.
- Project 4: Digital training and jobs.
- Project 5: Establish a Digital Industry-Education forum.
- Project 6: NSW Government levers to support the Compact and Action Plan Outcomes.
Foundational Compact Partners
The NSW Digital Skills & Workforce Compact (the Compact) is built on collaboration. Our partners are the driving force behind our vision to create a more inclusive, diverse, and future-ready digital workforce for NSW.
We are proud to showcase our foundational partners – the organisations who came together to co-create the Compact’s strategy and action plan. Their insights, expertise, and commitment have set the foundations for change.
Accenture
Akkodis
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
ANZ
Arts, Communications, Finance Industries and Property Services (ACFIPS)
Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)
Business NSW
Commonwealth Bank
Community Colleges Australia
Future Skills Organisation
Generation Australia
Institute of Applied Technology Digital
Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA)
Linkedin
Microsoft
NAB
NSW Government
Salesforce
Seek
Servicenow
TAFE NSW
Tech Council of Australia
Telstra
Westpac Group
Woolworths Group
NSW Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
Australian Catholic University (ACU)
Australian National University (ANU)
Avondale University
Chares Sturt University (CSU)
Macquarie University
Southern Cross University
University of Canberra
The University of Newcastle
University of New England (UNE)
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
The University of Notre Dame Australia
The University of Sydney
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
University of Wollongong Australia
Western Sydney University
Get involved
We invite you to be part of our flagship initiative – the 20% Alternative Pathways Pledge (the pledge). By getting behind the pledge, you’ll join a collective movement to open more doors into digital careers and remove barriers for underrepresented groups.
Through the pledge, we’ll connect you with the right projects, networks and resources to help you create meaningful change in your organisation and across the state. There are many ways to contribute – every partner has a role to play in achieving success and together we can build a thriving, inclusive digital workforce for NSW.
Steps to get involved:
- Find out more about the pledge.
- Express your interest in joining an upcoming information session.