Skills for Building Physical AI Infrastructure

General: Strong narrative commitment to supporting and training Australians (Action 5), including though the Vocational Education and Training (VET) focused National Skills Agreement and efforts by the Jobs and Skills Councils to align workforce development with industry needs. The plan also references the FSO AI Skills Accelerator, Digital Knowledge Exchange program, initiatives by the TAFE sector, as well as efforts to engage with unions and professional associations. Whilst undoubtably valuable, when spread across the entire economy and workforce these initiatives are assessed to be limited. This capability: Links AI infrastructure development to workforce capability, including the need to equip Australians with skills to build and support physical AI infrastructure (Action 1), and references workforce development initiatives such as the Key Apprenticeship Program for priority sectors supporting AI infrastructure (Action 5); commitment for this specific capability is therefore assessed to be moderate. Moderate commitment by government in the plan aligns roughly with the recommendation to prioritise building agency, although greater attention is recommended.