The Western Australian Migration portal, www.migration.wa.gov.au, was launched on 6 July 2011.The portal is a single web-based point of entry for accurate and current information on skilled migration.

The 2011-12 State budget provides for an allocation of $2.091 billion over the forward estimates period for the Training and Workforce Development portfolio.

September 2011
As part of the Western Australian workforce development plan, the State priority occupation list has been released. This list shows jobs that are in high demand or are considered industry-critical in Western Australia. Find out more about the list here.

Western Australia's industries continue to be a major contributor to the national economy.

Western Australian skilled migration strategy released Wednesday 23 March 2011.

November 2011
Find out all the latest news and developments in Western Australia's vocational education and training sector in Training Matters.

July 2011

March 2011

After extensive consultation, the Department of Training and Workforce Development is pleased to release the Apprenticeship policy as an exposure draft. Feedback submitted during the consultation is available for viewing and a Continuous improvement register has been developed to capture ongoing comments from stakeholders.

An update of Skilling WA has been released.