2026 Presentation Kit

Workforce of Tomorrow: VIC School Board Slides

A ready-to-present, data-backed slide deck for school leaders briefing their board, executive team, or school council on Victoria's workforce transformation — and what your school should do about it.

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Each slide comes with talking points, data visualisations, and source citations. Customise the regional data slide with your school's specific DET area office.

Slide 1Title Slide

Title Slide

  • Workforce of Tomorrow: What Victorian Schools Need to Know

  • Prepared for [Your School Name]

  • Data sourced from Victorian Skills Authority, Victorian Skills Plan 2025–2026

Slide 2The Big Picture

The Big Picture

  • 392,000 new workers needed in Victoria by 2027

  • 168,000 net new jobs projected across the state

  • 6 priority industries identified by the Victorian Skills Authority

Slide 3Priority Industries

Priority Industries

  • Health Care & Social Assistance — 8.2% growth, 42,500 new jobs

  • Professional Services, Education & Training, Construction

  • Chart: industry growth rates vs. state average (5.8%)

Slide 4Regional Growth Hotspots

Regional Growth Hotspots

  • Metro corridors: Melbourne West (7.8%), North West (7.2%)

  • Regional leaders: Geelong (6.8%), Ballarat (6.5%)

  • Chart: growth rate by SA4 region with state average line

Slide 5Your Region Deep Dive

Your Region Deep Dive

  • Customisable slide — insert your DET area office data

  • Top industries and projected jobs for your SA4 areas

  • Local employer landscape and partnership opportunities

Slide 6Qualifications in Demand

Qualifications in Demand

  • 145,000 bachelor-level, 88,000 Cert III/IV, 52,000 diploma

  • 140,000 new workers need VET qualifications — school VET delivers this

  • Chart: workers needed by AQF qualification level

Slide 7Free TAFE & Skills First

Free TAFE & Skills First

  • 80+ tuition-free priority courses through Free TAFE

  • Skills First subsidised training aligned to industry needs

  • Head Start apprenticeships & traineeships for Year 10–12

Slide 8Transforming Career Education

Transforming Career Education

  • DET mandate: qualified career practitioner in every government secondary school

  • Whole-school career education from Year 7 to Year 12

  • What this means for our school's VET and career programs

Slide 9Our Career Readiness Score

Our Career Readiness Score

  • Self-assessment results across 5 categories

  • Strengths and gaps vs. Transforming Career Education expectations

  • Customisable — complete the free assessment at tex.school

Slide 10Recommended Actions

Recommended Actions

  • 1. Audit VET offerings against VSA priority qualifications

  • 2. Use regional employment projections to inform pathway decisions

  • 3. Build employer partnerships, leverage Head Start and VCE VM

  • 4. Invest in career guidance technology and On Track data usage

Slide 11Next Steps & Discussion

Next Steps & Discussion

  • Timeline for implementation

  • Resource requirements and budget implications

  • Contact and support resources

Who This Deck Is For

Designed for school leaders who need to communicate workforce change to decision-makers clearly and persuasively.

Principals & Assistant Principals

Present the case for aligning career pathway programs with regional workforce data at your next executive meeting or leadership retreat.

School Council Members

Understand the workforce context driving changes to VET offerings, employer engagement, and career education investment in your school.

Head of Senior School / VET Coordinator

Use hard data to justify VET program changes, new industry partnerships, and Head Start engagement to your principal and council.

Parents & Friends Association

Share with parent committees to build understanding and support for career pathway investments and post-school destination tracking.

Career Practitioners

Advocate for dedicated career education time and technology support with data that shows the scale of the Transforming Career Education challenge.

DET Area Office Leaders

Share across your school network to build a consistent, data-informed approach to career pathway development in your area.

Key Stats in This Deck

Every number is sourced from official Victorian Government data — ready for your board to scrutinise.

392,000
New workers needed by 2027
The Victorian Skills Authority projects 392,000 new workers across the state economy in the next three years.
Source: Victorian Skills Authority
80+
Free TAFE priority courses
Over 80 qualifications are available tuition-free through Free TAFE — removing cost barriers for school leavers entering high-demand fields.
Source: Free TAFE
6
Priority industries above state average
Six industries are growing faster than the 5.8% state average — led by Health Care & Social Assistance at 8.2%.
Source: VSA Employment Projections
18.5%
Aged & disabled carer growth
Aged & Disabled Carers is the fastest-growing major occupation in Victoria — a direct pipeline from VET Cert III/IV qualifications.
Source: VSA Employment Projections
140,000
New VET-level workers needed
140,000 of the projected new workers need Certificate III/IV or Diploma qualifications — exactly what school VET and Free TAFE delivers.
Source: Victorian Skills Plan
22.5%
Renewable energy technician growth
Victoria\u2019s energy transition is driving 22.5% growth in renewable energy technicians — the fastest-growing occupation across all industries.
Source: VSA Employment Projections

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Data Sources

Every statistic in this deck is sourced from publicly available Victorian Government data.

Data Sources & Attribution
  1. Victorian Skills Plan 2025 into 2026VSA's annual strategic roadmap identifying priority workforce needs, skills shortages, and VET reform priorities.
  2. Employment Projections Dashboard 2024-343-year and 10-year employment projections by region, industry, and occupation. Downloadable CSV on Data.Vic.
  3. State of the Victorian Labour Market Report 2024Comprehensive annual analysis of Victoria's labour market conditions, 143 occupations in shortage, and regional trends.
  4. Snapshot of the Victorian Labour Market 2025Updated labour market snapshot covering latest trends and insights on future workforce needs.
  5. Employment Projections Dashboard Dataset (Data.Vic)Downloadable CSV of employment projections by region, industry, and occupation.
  6. Transforming Career EducationVictoria's major career education reform — comprehensive career education from Year 7, career action plans, practitioner training.
  7. Victorian Careers Curriculum Framework (VCCF)VCAA's scaffolded career education model: Self Development → Career Exploration → Career Management.
  8. On Track SurveyAnnual survey of Year 12 completers' post-school destinations — school-by-school data, downloadable on Data.Vic.
  9. VCAA Senior Secondary Certificate Statistical Information 2024Grade distributions, VCE VET results, enrolment numbers, and completion rates.
  10. Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information (SSCAI)School-level VCE/VET performance: studies offered, VET participation rate, median study score.
  11. Regional Economic Development Strategies (REDS)Evidence-based strategies with interactive dashboards for Victoria's 9 Regional Partnership regions.
  12. Victorian Budget 2025-26$459M skills investment, 20,000 Free TAFE places, 9,600 Learn Local places.
  13. Clean Economy Workforce Development Strategy 2023-203310-year framework for net-zero workforce transition — five strategic priorities for clean economy skills.
  14. Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment ProjectionsNational 5-year and 10-year employment projections by occupation, industry, and state. CC BY 4.0.
  15. Jobs and Skills Australia — NEROMonthly employment estimates for 355 occupations across 88 SA4 regions. CC BY 4.0.
  16. NCVER — VET in SchoolsAnnual VET participation by school students — state-filterable via DataBuilder.
  17. Apprenticeships Victoria85,000+ apprentices/trainees, 500+ occupations, 90% employed post-completion.

This presentation kit is published by TEX for informational and educational purposes. All data is sourced from the organisations listed above and is used with attribution. Employment projections are based on Victorian Skills Authority modelling and may differ from actual outcomes. For corrections or updates, contact hello@tex.inc.

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