Skill Finder: Empowering Australians through a Tech-Government collaboration.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Australian workforce, requiring many individuals to rapidly acquire new skills and competencies to improve their job prospects. To address this challenge, the Australian government issued a call for action, prompting a collaboration between the tech sector and government agencies to provide a solution.

In response to this call, Balance hosted a hackathon, assembling a diverse team of developers, programmers, subject matter experts, designers, and solution architects to address the challenge. The team identified that a digital skills marketplace, with the high-profile connections and relationships of the technology sector, would be the best solution. Balance then built a proof-of-concept for Skill Finder, a free-to-use platform that would connect Australians with new learning opportunities.

Skill Finder launched in March 2021 and has already made a significant impact on the Australian workforce. With over 340,000 unique visits and 80,000+ enrolments in it’s first year, Skill Finder has been instrumental in helping Australian workers acquire new skills and competencies, driving innovation and growth across industries.

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Skill Finder: Empowering Australians through a Tech-Government collaboration.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Australian workforce, requiring many individuals to rapidly acquire new skills and competencies to improve their job prospects. To address this challenge, the Australian government issued a call for action, prompting a collaboration between the tech sector and government agencies to provide a solution.

In response to this call, Balance hosted a hackathon, assembling a diverse team of developers, programmers, subject matter experts, designers, and solution architects to address the challenge. The team identified that a digital skills marketplace, with the high-profile connections and relationships of the technology sector, would be the best solution. Balance then built a proof-of-concept for Skill Finder, a free-to-use platform that would connect Australians with new learning opportunities.

Skill Finder launched in March 2021 and has already made a significant impact on the Australian workforce. With over 340,000 unique visits and 80,000+ enrolments in it’s first year, Skill Finder has been instrumental in helping Australian workers acquire new skills and competencies, driving innovation and growth across industries.

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