About the Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (AUSMASA)

The Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (AUSMASA) is one of 10 Jobs and Skills Councils (JSC) funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).

Addressing the mining and automotive industries’ skills and workforce challenges.

As the Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) representing Australia's mining and automotive industry, we identify the current and future skills and labour needs.

We act as a source of intelligence on workforce issues affecting the mining and automotive industry.

We map and promote study pathways, develop industry-relevant training products and resources and provide advice on national training system policies.

Who we are What we do

Our vision

Our Vision is to empower industry to develop essential workforce capabilities for today and tomorrow.

Our mission

As a Jobs and Skills Council, we are governed by a range of policies and frameworks in the delivery of our government-funded activities.

Key documents

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Explore our collaborations

We collaborate with industry advocates to break down barriers, engage and drive change.

Our collaborators

Driving workforce capability for the mining and automotive industries.

The Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (AUSMASA) is one of 10 industry-owned, industry-led Jobs and Skills Councils (JSC) funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).  

The strength of tomorrow’s workforce depends on a vocational education and training (VET) system that is responsive to the changing needs of industry and the Australian economy.  That’s where we come in.

Through collaboration, we provide industry with a strong, strategic voice, ensuring Australia’s VET system delivers better outcomes for learners and employers.

We bring together employers, unions and governments in a tripartite arrangement to find solutions to skills and workforce challenges.

Projects Get involved

Make change with us

Provide your training product feedback directly to us and influence the workforce skills of the future.

We are responsible for these nationally recognised training products:

AUM – Automotive Manufacturing
AUR – Automotive Retail, Service and Repair
RII – Resources and Infrastructure (Mining).

Training product feedback

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Become a member

As an AUSMASA member, your organisation will have the opportunity to influence positive change in national skills and workforce development.

Membership gives you a seat at the table with industry, governments, and educators to help meet the mining and automotive industries’ workforce capability requirements. It’s free to join.

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Strategic Workforce Advisory Panels (SWAPS)

Our SWAPs serve as a wealth of knowledge. Their insights help us ensure that vocational education and training (VET) programs meet the evolving needs of employers and remain relevant. These individuals also engage and consult with us on workforce matters affecting the mining and automotive industries.

Automotive SWAP

Mining SWAP

Technical Advisory Groups (TAGS)

Our Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) help ensure accredited training products meet industry needs. Find out about offering your professional skills and advice on a TAG committee.

TAGs are stood up as training product development projects require a specialist group to inform our projects. Please revisit this page to see new TAG opportunities opening soon.

Our story

Like the industries we represent, we have evolved.

2019 We started as the Mining Skills Organisation Pilot (MSOP), an Australian Government initiative. In collaboration with the Minerals Council of Australia, the MSOP aimed to enhance relationships between the VET sector and the minerals and resources industries, addressing workforce challenges and opportunities.

2021 We became the Australian Minerals and Energy Skills Alliance (AUSMESA). AUSMESA was an independent organisation funded by the Australian Government that focused on enhancing vocational education and training (VET) by engaging with the mining and energy sectors and prioritising learners in the system.

2023 AUSMESA transformed into the Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance (AUSMASA), a Jobs and Skills Council supported by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. We work with the mining and automotive industries and the education sector to ensure Australia's workforce is competitive, innovative, and adaptable.