Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITAB) Panel

### 🏢 Tender Overview The **NSW Department of Education** is seeking to establish a panel of **Industry Training Advisory Bodies (ITABs)** to provide expert, independent, and industry-specific advice regarding skills and workforce development. This initiative aims to inform Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy, funding priorities, and strategic workforce initiatives across New South Wales. ### 🎯 Scope of Work Successful applicants will provide industry-led intelligence and stakeholder engagement across ten specific industry groupings, including: * Arts, Technology, and Business * Agriculture, Food, and Forestry * Health, Care, and Public Services * Automotive, Transport, Manufacturing, and Construction * Electrotechnology, Utilities, Retail, and Recreation ### 📋 Key Requirements * **Qualifications:** Suitably qualified organizations with expertise in industry-specific workforce development. * **Reporting:** Successful bidders must commit to quarterly performance reporting. * **Evaluation Criteria:** Proposals will be assessed based on experience, capability, methodology, innovation, and price. ### 📅 Important Dates * **Tender Briefing:** 2 April 2026 (Registration required by 1 April 2026). * **Clarification Cut-off:** 17 April 2026. * **Submission Deadline:** 23 April 2026, 3:00 PM. ### 🔍 Keywords #NSWDepartmentOfEducation #ITAB #VocationalTraining #VET #WorkforceDevelopment #IndustryAdvisory #NSWGovernment #Tender #Consultancy #EducationSector