DEEWR’s skill shortages research underpins a number of programs designed to address skill shortages, including
- the National Skills Needs List (NSNL), which is used by DEEWR for determining the eligibility of employers and their Australian Apprentices for a range of Australian Government training incentives and initiatives.
- the Productivity Places Program, which is part of the Government's Skilling Australia for the Future initiative, providing 701 000 new training places over five years to address skills shortages, increase workforce participation, and drive productivity growth.