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Employment and Workplace Relations
Australian Skills Quality Authority
Tier 2 Project
| Project name and description | DCAs | Delivery status | Total budget ($m) | Digital budget ($m) | Project timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Digital Transformation Program (Strengthening Integrity of the VET sector) The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) is the national regulator of the VET sector. In February 2024, ASQA commenced a 3.5-year Digital Transformation Program to address issues with its existing ICT systems and data capabilities. The objective of the program is to ensure that ASQA is a modern, best-practice regulator, through the implementation and integration of contemporary systems and applications that will ensure ASQA can efficiently and effectively deliver its regulatory and organisational priorities. | 2026 Medium-High 2025 High | Active | 24.8 | 24.8 | January 2024 to June 2027 |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Tier 1 Project
| Project name and description | DCAs | Delivery status | Total budget ($m) | Digital budget ($m) | Project timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VSLConnect Project This project is enabling the Australian Government to better realise the benefits of the VET Student Loans (VSL) program and minimise the risk of occurrences such as the recent historical student debt issue. It will have a stronger focus on compliance and automation, and deliver a system that is flexible, scalable and stable with a greatly enhanced data collection, integration and analytics capability. | 2026 Medium 2025 Medium-High 2024 Not reported | Active | 41.8 | 33.2 | July 2023 to December 2025 |
Tier 2 Project
| Project name and description | DCAs | Delivery status | Total budget ($m) | Digital budget ($m) | Project timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent Pathways The project is supporting the implementation of Parent Pathways, a voluntary service that provides personalised assistance and financial support to eligible parents and carers of children up to the age of 6 years. This extended ParentsNext to 31 October 2024 and introduced Parent Pathways from 1 November 2024, which included releasing the IT system on the Workforce Australia Digital Platform and the APS Pilot. As part of the project, enhancements will be made to Parent Pathways. | 2026 Medium 2025 Medium-High | Active | 68.7 | 36.8 | November 2023 to June 2026 |
Tier 3 Projects
| Project name and description | Delivery status | Total budget ($m) | Digital budget ($m) | Project timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enhancements to the Workforce Australia Digital Platform to administer the redesigned foundation skills program The redesigned Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program will improve the language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy (LLND) skills for Australians. The program will feature 2 complementary streams of LLND training delivery. Enhancements to the Workforce Australia Digital Platform are required to support the delivery, data reporting and compliance arrangements of the redesigned SEE program. | Active | 10.9 | 10.9 | July 2023 to June 2026 |
Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme insourcing The project transferred the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Information System (PALMIS) to the departments infrastructure from July to December 2023. Work is now focused on expanding and enhancement to align PALMIS with the department’s operating model. PALMIS will provide strong oversight and reporting which will support the government’s plan to Build a Stronger Pacific Family, uphold worker protections, and address unmet labour needs in regional and rural Australia. | Active | 9.0 | 9.0 | July 2023 to June 2026 |
Reconnection, Employment and Learning (REAL) Program This project supports the implementation of the REAL Program that is replacing the Time to Work Employment Service. The REAL Program is a voluntary program that will support First Nations prisoners aged 15 years and over to transition from the justice system into employment and learning. | Active | 60.6 | 7.7 | June 2024 to June 2030 |