Our goal is to provide ‘quality career opportunities for young people, across industry sectors in NSW to achieve this, our members are required to be flexible and responsive to the changing economic and social conditions in their regions. They are able to be flexible and responsive because they are local and not governed by metro-based or interstate management hierarchy. Our members are at the cutting edge of the changing economic and social conditions in their regions, they have developed long term relationships with local businesses, schools, service providers, governments and communities. To support this local knowledge, our members have the strength of the network, collectively the association members have a data base in excess of 30,000 employers, they support 60,000 students each year and place them in meaningful work placements. To support the variety of industry programs our members deliver, an annual process of renewal is maintained that recruits 3,000 – 4,000 new businesses, the vast majority of which are small to medium enterprises.

To ensure the industry engagement is significant for all stakeholders, our members are required to have an in depth knowledge of the training packages and VET qualifications, this understanding and knowledge enables them to promote a more flexible and outcomes-based VET opportunity. The members work with business to develop and put in place a training experience which will significantly complement and enhance the off the job training delivered by the school, TAFE and other RTO organisations.