Industry Training Market Information

Here you’ll find information about the skills and training market for your industry sector. For each industry, there’s a training snapshot, information about skills in demand, training market intelligence reports and factsheets along with more detailed reporting for each industry sub-sector.

Training market information by industry sector:

  • Hospitality, cookery and catering as well as tourism and short-term accommodation services.

  • Includes a range of services including customer contact, travel and events, gardening, cleaning and building services*. 

  • Farming, forestry and associated support services such as shearing and wool handling.

  • Visual and performing arts, heritage, racing, sports and other recreation activities.

  • Construction and related maintenance activities and trades such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical and landscaping.

  • Pre-school, school and tertiary education, as well as associated support services.

  • Covers the utilities sectors – power, water and waste removal services.

  • Banking, investment, superannuation, insurance and other financial services.

  • Hospitals, medical and allied health services such as dental, optometry and ambulance services.  Also covers community services such as aged care and children’s services.

  • Publishing, broadcasting, recording, telecommunications, internet and library services.

  • Includes metal and fabricated metal, food and beverage, motor vehicle and transport, machinery, petroleum, chemical and plastics, minerals, printing, furniture, textiles, wood and paper products.

  • Mine, quarry and oil and gas well operations, as well as mining support services such as drilling.

  • Automotive repair and maintenance activities and trades such as motor mechanics and automotive electricians.  Also includes personal services such as hairdressing, beauty and funeral services.

  • Includes a range of specialist services such as legal, accounting, architectural, engineering, scientific, consulting and computer system design services*. 

  • Commonwealth, State and Territory and local government services, as well as public order and safety.

  • Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
    Rental and leasing services, as well as services associated with buying, selling and managing property and real estate.
  • Retail Trade
    Motor vehicle, fuel, food and other store-based retailing such as furniture, household goods, pharmaceuticals, clothing and department stores.
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing
    Transportation of passengers and freight by road, rail, air, and water.  Also includes logistics management and support activities such as stevedoring, airport operations and  warehousing. 
  • Wholesale Trade
    Wholesaling of goods such as machinery and equipment, motor vehicle, grocery, agricultural product, timber, textiles and furniture.


    *Note that business administration, information technology support and associated courses are included in our generic ‘cross-industry’ classification.