Industry overview
The Other Services industry includes a range of 
personal care services, such as hair, beauty and diet and weight management services; providing death care services; promoting or administering religious events or activities; or promoting and defending the interests of their members. Also included are repairing and/or maintaining cars and other equipment and machinery (except ships, boats, aircraft, or railway rolling stock) or other items (except buildings).
- Other Services contributed $6.1 billion to Victoria's output in 2013-14, representing 2 per cent of the total.
- The sector employs approximately 109,300 people, with a growth of 3 per cent over the past five years, with the largest growth in Personal and Other Services.
Industry training
- Other Services related courses accounted for 20,277 government subsidised enrolments in 2014. TAFE fee-for-service provision in the sector had 4,056 enrolments.
- Apprenticeships grew by 1 per cent to 6,780 government subsidised enrolments between 2009 and 2014.
- Traineeships decreased by 53 per cent to 310 government subsidised enrolments between 2009 and 2014.
- In 2014, 41 per cent of government subsidised enrolments related to specialised or in shortage occupations.
- There were 87 training providers delivering government subsidised training related to the Other Services sector in 2014. TAFEs delivered 40 per cent of government subsidised enrolments in 2014. Private Registered Training Organisations' (RTOs) share of government subsidised vocational training was 53 per cent of all enrolments in 2014.
The largest number of course enrolments by occupation include:
Main training packages
Occupations with skills in demand
We anticipate that the following occupations will have good employment prospects in the near future as they are experiencing shortages, are already a large occupation group or are anticipating strong growth from 2014-2019.
Shortage occupations
Largest employing occupations:
In 2014, the top five employing occupations in the Other Services industry accounted for 37 per cent of all employment within the industry. They are:
Occupations anticipating strongest growth (2014 to 2019):
Over the next five years (2014-2019), the following occupations are forecast to have the strongest growth:
Skills and training market publications
Training market intelligence
Vocational training enrolments summary
For all industry comparisons refer to:
Projects and initiatives
Bicycle Industry Training Project
In October 2013, the Bicycle Industry Training Project was initiated and funded under the Industry Transition and Specialist Training Initiative. The aim of the project was to identify and analyse the critical challenges in delivering bicycle industry retail, service and repair training that meets stakeholder needs in Victoria. A Project Steering Group with representatives from industry, employers, Registered Training Providers (RTOs) and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) was established to facilitate the research project.
The project undertook an extensive round of consultation with employers, industry associations, training providers and learners in Victoria and other states.
The report presents a wide range of options on both the demand and supply sides of training that will assist the bicycle industry develop appropriate mechanisms to support workforce development.
Report:
Links
For more information on training market trends see: Victorian Training Market Quarterly Reports
For more information on occupations, courses and the Victorian Training Guarantee, see: Victorian Skills Gateway
Key contacts
Other Services resides within Portfolio B. Key contacts for Portfolio B can be found at: Industry Skills Portfolio Teams