National Skills Week 2022 will be held from August 22 to 28 with this year being dedicated to raising the profile and status of practical and vocational learning while aiming to dispel negative perceptions surrounding vocational education and training (VET).

This year’s Week will be centred around the theme of ‘A Universe of Skills’ encouraging people to exploring vraity of career pathways, looking at the value of apprentices and trainees and sharing many great success stories and innovative ideas from across Australia. On its eleventh year, National Skills Week encourages Australians to ‘rethink’ and explore the many vocational career pathways as Australia’s economy recovers from the pandemic.

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Produced By: Tamar Pilobisian

Featured In Story: Brian Wexham , National Skills Week Chairman

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 2 August 2022