Employers, business and industry

Employers, business and industry provide thousands of Western Australians with employment and contribute to the ongoing growth of the State's economy. Here we have put together some quick links to information from across the website that may be useful.

Select one of the following topics to see the quick links.

• Training solutions for workforce development
• Apprenticeships and traineeships
• WA labour market and economic information
• Workforce development support, resources and tools

If you need information that you're unable to find on the website, please use our online enquiry form to contact us.

Training programs
Looking to up-skill or re-skill your workforce, train staff to support new technology or processes, or develop a customised training program?

Apprenticeships and traineeships
Whether you're recruiting new staff or want your existing staff to increase their skills and knowledge, apprenticeships and traineeships are a great option.

Existing worker traineeships
Under Jobs and Skills WA, the State Government subsidises eligible existing workers to undertake traineeships in higher level (Certificate IV and above) priority courses.

Recognition of prior learning
Find out how your employee's skills and knowledge could be recognised towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Priority Start policy
The Priority Start policy aims to increase the overall numbers of apprentices and trainees in the building and construction industry, through its requirement for State Government building, construction and maintenance contractors to meet a target training rate through the employment of construction apprentices and trainees.

Employing an apprentice or trainee
Whether you're recruiting new staff or want your existing staff to increase their skills and knowledge, apprenticeships and traineeships are a great option.

Jobs and Skills WA employer incentive
The Jobs and Skills WA Employer Incentive (the incentive) provides financial assistance to Western Australian businesses who employ an apprentice or new entrant trainee and who have lodged the training contract for registration on or after 1 July 2019.

Existing worker traineeships
Under Jobs and Skills WA, the State Government subsidises eligible existing workers to undertake traineeships in higher level (Certificate IV and above) priority courses.

Group training organisations
GTOs employ apprentices and trainees and hire them to other businesses, offering you flexible options for a skilled workforce.

The Apprenticeship Office
The Department's Apprenticeship Office registers and administers training contracts, and regulates the apprenticeship system in Western Australia.

Forms and fact sheets from the Apprenticeship Office
If you need to make a change to your training contract, or need information about the training contract, you'll find fact sheets and forms here to help.

The State Priority Occupation List
The SPOL is a list of occupations that are considered a priority in WA, including those that are considered industry-critical.

Jobs and Skills WA – Resources for employers  
The Jobs and Skills WA website provides small and medium businesses with a ‘one-stop’ gateway to find useful information, templates, links and resources that can help you to better plan, attract, develop and retain a skilled workforce.

Jobs and Skills Centres
Support, advice, information and resources for employers and business are available at your local Jobs and Skills Centre. 

Skilled migration
Find out how the State's skilled migration program may enable you to fill skills shortages under a broad range of occupations.

WA workforce planning and development model
This model follows a best practice workforce planning and development process to respond to economic and labour market challenges and explore opportunities for WA’s continued growth and prosperity.

Regional development plans
Regional workforce development plans identify local workforce development challenges in regional areas of WA, and provide strategies to address them.