What are Skills Stores?
Skills Stores are a Victorian Government service that provides free professional advice and information to members of the public about vocational education and training.  Skills Stores can help you gain recognition for your current skills and provide guidance on how best to update or improve your qualifications.  

How much does it cost?
All Skills Stores services – including advice, obtaining an initial skills profile and referral to a registered training organisation – are free-of-charge.

What is Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)?

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) acknowledges that people learn in many different ways and that learning my have been obtained through a combination of education, training, work, volunteer work and/or life experiences.  Your skills, training and experiences are assessed against the requirements of the qualification that you would like to gain.

Why is Recognition of Prior Learning important?

Skills Stores will champion the uptake of Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) by local Registered Training Organisation's (RTO's), and identify RPL options for mature-aged clientele, existing workers, work seekers and school leavers.

The aim is to encourage those out of the workforce to re-enter it without having to train to gain a new qualification/s for skills they already possess, saving time and money.  Skills Stores will also encourage those not utilising their full skill potential to move to higher-skills occupations should they wish to do so.

Why are Skills Stores important to the Victorian economy?

Skills Stores and the RPL they assist in providing are needed because Victorian businesses are facing increased demand for skilled employees due to: (1) the continuing shift of Victorian industry towards higher-value-added production requiring higher levels of skills; and (2) the ageing of the population, which is increasing the proportion of people who are not of working age.

Who can access this service?
The free consultation service to examine skills and experience and provide recommendations and a referral is available to all Victorian residents. Individual eligibility for the $250 voucher, to assist with the cost of formal recognition of prior learning through a Registered Training Organisation, will be assessed during the consultation. 

I'm a Business in Victoria but some of my staff reside in NSW.  What can you do for these employees?

Please talk to us about opportunities for NSW residences working in Victoria as we can negotiate with Skills Victoria in specific cases.

Recognise Your Skills: Build Your Future at you local Skills Stores

Locations

Wodonga Skills Stores
Yarrawonga Skills Stores
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