The Victorian Government’s Upskill My Business program has free online courses including a range of topics to assist in building your and your employees skill set and knowledge.

Resources for prospective students, job seekers, career advisors, parents, employers and RTOs to explore the vocational education and training options offered by TAFE and training providers.

The courses listed on the Victorian Skills Gateway website are either regulated qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), or short accredited training courses comprising units of competency from regulated qualifications.

Visit the Victorian Skill Gateway webpage.

The Victorian Government through the Dept of Education and Training contracts TAFEs and other training provider’s to deliver government-subsidised training to eligible individuals under the Skills First program.

Skills First Skill Sets are a new accredited short course (skill set) offering under Skills First to provide flexible, rapid training to respond to skills shortages and workforce demands. 

Find out more about Skills First Program 

Expressions of interest for Business Victoria's Ready for Growth are now open. 

Receive tailored advice and support to help your business access new markets and create jobs. 

Check your business' eligibility and apply today via the Ready for Growth program webpage. 

This program is conducted by Business Victoria.

This program is open to support long-term grown for businesses and boost employment and economic development across the state. 

The Fund will operate for 10 years and will help to address barriers faced by successful SMEs that are ready to grow their business but can’t access the funds or find the right partner they need to take the next step.

Victorian Business Growth Fund

This program is funding by the Victorian Government.

The Jobs Victoria Fund is a wage subsidy program that supports businesses to hire people whose employment has been most affected by the pandemic.

Victorian small and medium-sized businesses, sole traders, local councils, social enterprises, universities and not-for-profits are invited to apply for a share of $250 million in wage subsidies to create new jobs for at least 10,000 people.

The Fund will help Victorian businesses and organisations to rebuild and grow by providing a wage subsidy of up to $20,000 per eligible employee to meet the costs of taking on new workers for the first 12 months of their employment.

The fund is focusing on women, women aged 45 and over, youth, unemployed >6months, ATSI, asylum seekers, disabled.

Employers looking for more information on the Jobs Victoria Fund website

Wage subsidies up to a maximum of $10,000 may be available to businesses that hire eligible individuals into ongoing jobs.

Wage subsidies are for new and ongoing employment positions and can be for full-time, part-time, casual, or even a traineeship or apprenticeship positions. Please note, a business cannot access a wage subsidy if they are receiving another government funding for the same position. 

Funding Sources – Federal Government, Department of Education Skills and Employment

On 6 October 2020, the government announced a new incentive for businesses to employ additional young job seekers called the JobMaker Hiring Credit.

Eligible employers can access the JobMaker Hiring Credit for each new job they create over the 12 months from 7 October 2020 to 6 October 2021, for which they hire an eligible employee, for a maximum claim period of 12 months from their employment start date.  Employers can claim payments from 1 February 2021 and can claim payments for eligible additional employees for up to 12 months from their employment start date.

Funding Sources – Federal Government and The Australian Taxation Office

The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy supports businesses and Group Training Organisations to take on new apprentices and trainees, to build a pipeline of skilled workers to support sustained economic recovery.

Through the subsidy, any business or Group Training Organisation that engages an Australian Apprentice between 5 October 2020 and 30 June 2022 may be eligible for a subsidy of 50 per cent of wages paid to a new or recommencing apprentice or trainee for a 12-month period from the date of commencement to a maximum of $7,000 per quarter. There is no cap on the number of eligible trainees/ apprentices.

Funding Sources – Federal Government, Department of Education Skills and Employment

Subsidies and incentives are available for Australian businesses to help them hire, train and keep apprentices.

The aim of this program is to assist fill shortages in areas of industry that need it most. 

Financial support to hire an apprentice webpage has further information.

Funding Source - Federal Government.

The Jobs Hub is supporting job seekers and employers to connect in a rapidly changing job market. It is a website that allows people to find employers hiring as well as a range of useful websites and information to help people get a job.

The Australian JobSearch website provides a no cost platform for employers to advertise vacancies. Employment Service Providers can also utilise the platform to advertise employer vacancies that can be accessed for job seeker referrals by other providers.

Jobs and Skills Centres provide advice and assistance to support employers, business owners and job seekers.  They are based in TAFES and locally focused, working within their region.

Find out more about Skills & Job Centres

The Jobs Victoria online hub is a free service that matches employers with skilled, local candidates. Employers can search for skilled, ready candidates in their community.