Australia’s local and national approaches to supporting the existing workforce meet the challenges of digital transformation

Accelerated change in the nature and context of work over the past few decades, particularlythat caused by the ongoing implementation of new technologies, has engendered great debate at both industry and policy levels. Part of that debate centres around the kinds of skills required to maintain competitive economic productivity. The work profile of nearly every job has been affected, with some jobs being fully automated, and others partly or considerably altered in their texture. There areprojections that some 375 million jobs (14%of the global workforce) will be automated by 2030.