The Albanese Government is delivering more than $10.7 million to higher education providers to provide microcredential courses in priority areas such as teaching, nursing, IT and engineering.
Forty-eight courses have been funded and will support over 2,500 students to equip the workforce with the technical skills and know-how we need.
Microcredentials are short courses designed to upskill and reskill workers. Most of the new courses will be available online or a mix of online and face-to-face at 25 providers across Australia.
This is the second round of the Microcredentials Pilot for Higher Education. Combined with round one, today's announcement means a total of 76 microcredential courses will be funded, making it possible for more than 4,000 Australians to upskill in areas where we need them most.
Microcredentials offer students increased flexibility to mix and match studies across the higher education sector to enable them to find a new job or get ahead in their current field.
Pilot funding helps expand university and industry collaboration and improve the higher education sector's ability to respond to industry needs.
This initiative forms part of our efforts to promote lifelong learning, which is a key reform in the Employment White Paper and the Universities Accord Final Report.
The Pilot has received strong engagement from the sector with 146 applications received for the second round.
To view all the successful recipients: Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education - Department of Education, Australian Government
Quotes attributable to Minister for Education Jason Clare:
"In the years ahead more jobs will require more skills.
"Microcredentials can help Australians prepare for the jobs of the future and upskill or reskill throughout their careers.
"This investment means more Australians can get the skills in areas we need, such as teaching, nursing, and engineering."
Funding to deliver the 76 courses is going to all states and territories including:
- 19 courses in New South Wales
- 14 in Queensland
- 14 in Victoria
- 12 in Western Australia
- 6 in Tasmania
- 6 in South Australia
- 4 in the Australian Capital Territory
- 1 in the Northern Territory.
Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education - Round 2 recipients
| Field of Education | Higher education provider | Microcredential course title |
|---|---|---|
| 06 Health | Australian College of Nursing | Parkinsons care |
| 06 Health | Australian College of Nursing | Managing Diabetes Across the Lifespan |
| 06 Health | Flinders University | Professional Certificate in Developing and Leading Virtual Healthcare Services |
| 06 Health | Griffith University | Surgical Nursing |
| 06 Health | Griffith University | Emergency Nursing |
| 06 Health | Griffith University | Critical Care Nursing |
| 06 Health | Monash University | Caring for Older People: Nutrition and Mental Health Essentials |
| 06 Health | Monash University | Patient Safety and Wound Care |
| 06 Health | Queensland University of Technology | Introduction to Environmental Health |
| 06 Health | The University of Western Australia | Diabetes Education |
| 06 Health | The University of Western Australia | Medication Management Review and Aged Care Pharmacists |
| 06 Health | University of Notre Dame Australia | Telehealth Essentials - Foundations of Virtual Care |
| 06 Health | University of South Australia | Professional Certificate in Mental Health |
| 06 Health | Western Sydney University | Disability Access & Participation in Health Education and Work |
| 0907 Behavioural Science | TAFE NSW | Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care and Practice |
| 0907 Behavioural Science | The University of Western Australia | Understanding and Addressing Domestic Family Violence in Society |
| 0907 Behavioural Science | Western Sydney University | Bridging certificate in psychology |
| 01 Natural and Physical Sciences | Box Hill Institute | Microcredential in Biosecurity Surveillance and Monitoring |
| 01 Natural and Physical Sciences | Box Hill Institute | Microcredential in Plant Pests and Disease |
| 01 Natural and Physical Sciences | Flinders University | Physics Skills Enhancement Micro-credential |
| 07 Education | Charles Sturt University | Science for Out of Field Teachers |
| 07 Education | Charles Sturt University | Mathematics for Out of Field Teachers |
| 07 Education | Charles Sturt University | Professional Certificate in Educational Technologies (Practical Artificial Intelligence for Teachers) |
| 07 Education | Flinders University | Introduction to Student Inclusion in Education |
| 07 Education | Queensland University of Technology | Trauma-Aware Education Microcredential |
| 07 Education | University of Canberra | Professional Certificate in Education (Regional and Rural) |
| 07 Education | University of Southern Queensland | Professional Certificate in Education (Adaptive Educational Leadership) |
| 07 Education | University of Southern Queensland | Science iSTEM |
| 07 Education | Western Sydney University | Professional Certificate in Early Child Development and Contemporary Childhoods |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Bond University | Digital Tools for Integrated Project Delivery |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Chisholm Institute | Professional Certificate of Competency in Industrial Automation |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Chisholm Institute | Professional Certificate of Competency in Industrial Production Process and Management |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Curtin University | Timber Design for Residential Construction |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Engineering Institute of Technology | Professional Certificate in Essential Practices for Electrical Safety, Earthing, and Lightning Protection |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Holmes Institute | Flight Lab Single Engine Piston |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | Monash College Pty Ltd | Certificate in Strategic Decarbonisation Management |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | The University of Queensland | Principles of Wastewater Treatment |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | The University of Western Australia | Agricultural Technology |
| 03 Engineering and Related Technologies | University of Tasmania | The essentials of autonomous systems and their applications in the maritime domain |
| 02 Information Technology | Box Hill Institute | Cloud enabled infrastructure and Services |
| 02 Information Technology | Deakin University | Emerging Technologies |
| 02 Information Technology | Flinders University | Professional Certificate in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence |
| 02 Information Technology | Griffith University | Cyber Security Analysis |
| 02 Information Technology | Holmes Institute | Information Systems in Business |
| 02 Information Technology | La Trobe University | Professional Certificate in Cybersecurity Principles |
| 02 Information Technology | University of Tasmania | Industrial Cyber Security |
| 02 Information Technology | University of Tasmania | Digital Capability for the Workplace (Community and Social Care) |
| 02 Information Technology | University of Wollongong | Cybersecurity Essentials |
