Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

What Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions does

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) is a Victorian State Government department established in January 2023, headquartered at 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne. It was formed through administrative restructuring, succeeding the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, and operates as the lead agency driving economic development, skills and training, industry support, regional development, and creative and cultural policy across the state of Victoria, Australia. The department oversees multiple sub-brands and operating divisions including Business Victoria, Creative Victoria, Global Victoria, Invest Victoria, Regional Development Victoria, Visit Victoria, Study Melbourne, Live in Melbourne, mRNA Victoria, Sport and Recreation Victoria, Apprenticeships Victoria, the Victorian Skills Authority, and statutory authorities such as the Victorian Fisheries Authority, Game Management Authority, and Better Boating Victoria.

The department's portfolio encompasses more than a dozen distinct service lines and policy areas, supported by an enterprise technology stack including the Victorian Skills Gateway, the Business Victoria portal, Skills and Jobs Centres, and digital platforms used to deliver services to citizens and businesses. DJSIR has published an AI Mission Statement organized around six pillars — investment attraction, data centres and digital infrastructure, local innovation, talent and workforce, ethical AI use, and public sector adoption — and operates flagship initiatives such as the Cremorne Digital Hub, mRNA Victoria, and the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation. The department manages the Victorian TAFE network (11 TAFEs plus 4 dual-sector university TAFE providers), 23 international Victorian Government Trade and Investment offices, and 9 Regional Partnership structures.

DJSIR does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through Victorian Government appropriations and delivers services at no direct cost to recipients (with limited fee-based transactions such as recreational fishing licences, game licences, and Freedom of Information requests). Its customers span Victorian businesses of all sizes, workers and job seekers, regional and rural communities, international students, First Peoples, and visitors. The department's economic significance is reflected in the scale of the sectors it stewards — international education ($17.9 billion export revenue in 2025), tourism ($40–48.6 billion depending on source and period), the creative economy ($41.2 billion), and health technology ($3.82 billion in 2024 exports).

Name

Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

Legal name

Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

Website

https://djsir.vic.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) is a Victorian State Government department that drives economic development, skills training, industry support, regional development, and trade and investment across Victoria, serving businesses, workers, students, and communities through multiple sub-brands and programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne, Victoria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The department operates as a Victorian Government department funded through government appropriations and taxation. Revenue is not generated through commercial sales but through public funding allocated to support economic development, skills development, industry support, and regional development across Victoria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) is a Victorian State Government department that drives economic development across the state by delivering employment services, skills and TAFE training, business advisory, trade and investment attraction, regional development, tourism marketing, creative industry support, and innovation programs through a portfolio of sub-brands including Business Victoria, Creative Victoria, Global Victoria, Invest Victoria, Regional Development Victoria, Visit Victoria, Study Melbourne, mRNA Victoria, and Apprenticeships Victoria.

Product overview

The Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR) is a Victorian Government department that does not offer a unified commercial product but rather provides a comprehensive portfolio of government services, programs, and initiatives organized under multiple sub-brands. The core service ecosystem includes Business Victoria (business support and grants), Creative Victoria (creative economy management), Apprenticeships Victoria (apprenticeship system oversight), Invest Victoria (investment attraction), Global Victoria (trade facilitation), Regional Development Victoria (regional economic development), Sport and Recreation Victoria (sport sector support), Visit Victoria (tourism marketing), Study Melbourne (international student support), and Live in Melbourne (skilled migration). These are complemented by specialized programs such as the Digital Jobs Program, Skills Solutions Partnerships, mRNA Victoria, Innovation Victoria, Local Jobs First, the Cremorne Digital Hub, and the Victorian Investment Fund. The department also administers policy frameworks including the AI Mission Statement and manages Victoria's health technology and international education sectors. This is a multi-platform government service portfolio rather than a single product.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Creative Victoria: Division within the department overseeing Victoria's $41.2 billion creative economy and $9 billion-plus portfolio of state-owned creative and cultural assets including public institutions attracting 11 million visitors annually.
• Victorian Fisheries Authority
• mRNA Victoria
• Global Victoria
• Invest Victoria

Products and services

• Business Victoria A business support service providing information, advice, grants, and programs to help Victorian businesses plan, start, and grow.
• Apprenticeships Victoria A service ensuring Victoria's apprenticeship and traineeship system provides safe, accessible, and high-quality training through free information, support, and apprenticeship support officers.
• Invest Victoria A service that attracts and facilitates investment contributing to economic growth across Victoria, supporting both foreign and domestic businesses seeking to enter, grow, or expand in the state.
• Global Victoria A trade promotion service that facilitates global engagement to help Victorian businesses grow, diversify, and succeed through its network of 23 Victorian Government Trade and Investment offices.
• Regional Development Victoria (RDV) The Victorian Government's lead agency for rural and regional economic development, operating in partnership with regional businesses, communities, and all tiers of government.
• Visit Victoria A tourism marketing entity that positions Victoria as a world-leading tourism destination through international, intrastate, and interstate audience targeting.
• Study Melbourne A service supporting international students to thrive while living and studying in Victoria and promoting Victoria as a world-class education partner.
• Creative Victoria A division within the department responsible for overseeing Victoria's $41.2 billion creative economy and a $9 billion-plus portfolio of state-owned creative and cultural assets including public institutions.
• mRNA Victoria A program responsible for building a leading mRNA and RNA industry in the Asia Pacific region through strategic investments, partnerships, and grant programs supporting research, manufacturing, and clinical trials.
• Innovation Victoria A single front door for Victorian entrepreneurs, founders, and investors, bringing together support, expertise, and investment opportunities with practical tools, tailored programs, expert advice, and pathways to capital and customers.
• Digital Jobs Program A training program providing construction and advanced manufacturing businesses with access to free training to upskill leaders and workers with digital skills critical for innovation and technology adoption.
• Skills Solutions Partnerships A program bringing industry, TAFEs, and dual-sector universities together to develop new training solutions in priority areas where there are skills gaps, including digital skills and AI.
• Victorian Investment Fund A fund building on the Economic Growth Statement with a dedicated $50 million regional stream supporting fast-growing businesses to enhance economic development and generate capital investment and new jobs in regional cities and towns.
• Live in Melbourne A service promoting Melbourne and Victoria as a destination for skilled migrants, talent attraction, and lifestyle through state-nominated skilled migration visas.
• Victorian Skills Authority An authority providing evidence-based planning and solutions to ensure Victoria meets current and future skills needs, including the Victorian Skills Gateway, Skills and Jobs Centres, and annual Victorian Skills Plan.
• Victorian Small Business Commission A commission providing quick, effective, neutral, and low-cost mediation services to small businesses in Victoria.
• Victorian Fisheries Authority An independent statutory authority managing Victoria's fisheries resources with focus on sustainable fishing, aquaculture, recreational fishing licences, and boating through Better Boating Victoria.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tourism industry contributes $40 billion to Victoria's economy, supporting 322,000+ jobs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

62 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)coreOthersPublic cultural institution under Creative Victoria's portfolio, attracting millions of visitors annually. One of Victoria's iconic state-owned cultural institutions.
• National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)coreOthersState-owned cultural institution managed under Creative Victoria's $9 billion-plus portfolio of creative and cultural assets.
• Museums VictoriacoreOthersComprising multiple museums, part of Creative Victoria's portfolio of state-owned cultural institutions.
• Arts Centre MelbournecoreOthersIconic public cultural institution under Creative Victoria's management.
• Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation (MAPco)coreOthersManaging the $1.7 billion Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation (MAPT) project creating 11,000 jobs during construction.
• Geelong Arts CentrecoreOthersRegional arts centre under Creative Victoria's portfolio.
• Melbourne Recital CentrecoreOthersState-owned performing arts venue in Creative Victoria's portfolio.
• State Library VictoriacoreOthersState library institution under Creative Victoria's management.
• The Wheeler CentrecoreOthersHome of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and Victorian Prize for Literature.
• Docklands Studios MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScreen production facility managed under Creative Victoria's screen agencies portfolio.
• VicScreencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictorian screen agency supporting film, television, and digital content production in Victoria.
• mRNA Victoria Partners (Universities, Research Institutes, Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with universities, research institutes and industry globally to accelerate mRNA research and manufacturing, positioning Victoria as premier destination for mRNA research in the Asia-Pacific region.
• BioNTechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mRNA biotechnology company with facility in Melbourne; Melbourne is the only city globally to host both BioNTech and Moderna facilities.
• ModernacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal mRNA biotechnology company with facility in Melbourne; Melbourne is the only city globally to host both BioNTech and Moderna facilities.
• CSIROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CSIRO for RMIT to deliver training on fire risks linked to battery energy storage systems and data centres under Skills Solutions Partnerships.
• Cremorne Digital Hub PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlagship initiative connecting industry, education, investors, and government to grow Victoria's digital tech sector.
• 23 Victorian Government Trade and Investment OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of VGTI offices in key markets offering competitive advantage to international investors and Victorian exporters.
• Innovation VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew single front door for Victorian entrepreneurs, founders and investors bringing together support, expertise and investment opportunities.
• Victorian TAFE NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with 11 TAFEs and 4 dual-sector university TAFE providers delivering vocational education and training.
• Victorian Skills AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvidence-based planning and solutions for skills needs, working with industry, employers, unions, TAFEs and education providers.
• Business VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps businesses plan, start and grow through information, advice, and low-cost skill development.
• Creative VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDivision within the department overseeing Victoria's $41.2 billion creative economy and $9 billion-plus portfolio of cultural assets.
• Global VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromotes trade and facilitates global engagement to help Victorian businesses grow, diversify and succeed internationally.
• Invest VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAttracts and facilitates investment contributing to economic growth, supporting both foreign and domestic businesses.
• Regional Development VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead agency for rural and regional economic development across Victoria operating in partnership with regional businesses, communities and all tiers of government.
• Sport and Recreation VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting Victoria's sport and recreation sector while inspiring Victorians to get active.
• Visit VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarketing Victoria as a world-leading tourism destination and supporting tourism businesses.
• Study MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting international students to thrive while living and studying in Victoria and promoting Victoria as a world-class education partner.
• Live in MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkilled migration program attracting highly skilled global talent through state-nominated visas.
• Victorian Fisheries AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent statutory authority managing Victoria's fisheries resources with outcomes including sustainable fishing, resource access, and economic value.
• Game Management AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent statutory authority regulating game hunting in Victoria through education, research and enforcement.
• Better Boating VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDivision of VFA making recreational boating cheaper, easier and more accessible, managing the Better Boating Fund.
• Social Enterprise Network Victoria (SENVIC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports early-stage and emerging social enterprises to grow into sustainable businesses.
• Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps local government, businesses and communities build capability to support social enterprises in regional areas.
• Social TraderssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStreamlines certification process for social enterprises and access to opportunities under Victoria's Social Procurement Framework.
• Work and Learning CentressupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership helping jobseekers in public/social housing find local training, work experience and jobs in North Geelong, Gippsland and Ballarat.
• Thrive HubssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership helping people looking for work or to retrain in Broadmeadows, Frankston, Fitzroy, and Seymour.
• Western Pathways ProgramsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelping young people in Melbourne's west to get job-ready and find employment.
• Victorian Small Business CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides quick, effective, neutral and low-cost mediation services to small businesses.
• Australian Grand Prix CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and related major events.
• Melbourne Convention and Exhibition TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• Melbourne Convention BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness events marketing for Melbourne.
• Kardinia Park Stadium TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Kardinia Park Stadium (GMHBA Stadium).
• MCG TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Melbourne Cricket Ground.
• Melbourne and Olympic Parks TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging Melbourne Olympic Park precinct.
• Victorian Institute of SportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting elite athletes and sports development in Victoria.
• State Sport Centres TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging state sports centres including Melbourne Sports Centres.
• Puffing Billy Railway BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges.
• Yuma Yirramboi CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent advisory body providing advice to government on opportunities and issues affecting prosperity for First Peoples in Victoria.
• Koori CaucuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Peoples experts component of Yuma Yirramboi Council, guiding implementation of the Yuma Yirramboi Strategy.
• BioMelbourne NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelbourne's leading peak body for the Victorian life sciences industry with events and online community connecting health and medtech innovators.
• Australian Medtech Manufacturer's Alliance (AMMA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited voice for local medtech manufacturers supplying Victorian hospitals and health sector.
• Brandon BioCatalystsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports and builds medical research translation skills through the Biotech Innovators Program.
• Centre for Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation (CHICC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-working, mentoring and workshop space for Victorian-based digital and connected health companies through ANDHealth.
• Co-Labs MelbournesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCost-effective community co-working science laboratory space for startups.
• MedTech ActuatorsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting medtech startups and scaleups.
• Victorian Medtech Skills and Devices Hub (VMH)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce training and development model to accelerate growth of Victoria's medtech industry.
• Regional Partnerships (9 regions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiving regional communities greater say, increasing collaboration between communities, industry, businesses and government.
• Regional Development Australia (RDA) CommitteescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Australian, state and territory governments supporting regional growth; 6 RDA committees in Victoria covering all parts of the state.
• Local Government (Victorian Councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Council Support Package and regional development initiatives across Victoria.
• Defence Council VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory body supporting Victoria's defence, aviation and aerospace sector.
• Victorian TAFEs and BusinessescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with TAFEs and businesses to build workforce for data centres and digital infrastructure under Sustainable Data Centre Action Plan.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade: NSW's comparable state economic development, investment attraction, and trade facilitation agency. Mirrors DJSIR's mandate across major industry support, investment attraction, and regional development — the closest Australian peer.
• Department of State Development and Infrastructure (QLD): Queensland's state development and infrastructure department handling industry investment, regional development, and major projects. Comparable in mandating broad economic development across multiple sub-sectors.
• Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (WA): Western Australia's state department with overlapping remits in jobs, tourism, science, and industry. Operates the same multi-portfolio economic development model across a different geography and resource-economy base.

Broad incumbents

• Singapore Economic Development Board: Singapore's lead investment promotion and industry development agency. Comparable in attracting foreign direct investment, supporting industrial clusters, and driving economic diversification — but at a national-city scale with a more unified mandate.
• UK Department for Business and Trade: UK national-level economic department combining business policy, trade promotion, and investment attraction. Operates at a larger scale and federal level but executes similar functions in investment facilitation, export support, and industry development.
• Department of Industry, Science and Resources (Australian Government): Australian federal counterpart for industry, science, and resource policy. Often co-funds state-level initiatives including mRNA and critical technologies, creating a parent-jurisdiction relationship with DJSIR's industry functions.
• New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment: New Zealand's national economic ministry covering business, innovation, skills, and regional development. Combines policy and operational functions similar to DJSIR's whole-of-government economic development remit.

Regional players

• Invest Alberta: Canadian provincial investment attraction agency with mandate comparable to Invest Victoria. Operates in a different geography but executes similar business development, FDI attraction, and trade promotion functions.

Others

• Screen Australia: Australia's national screen agency, comparable to VicScreen within DJSIR. Both fund and support film, television, and digital content production, with screen-industry development as a shared strategic priority.
• Tourism Australia: Australian national tourism marketing agency. Comparable to Visit Victoria's tourism marketing function but operates nationally rather than at the state level, with similar destination promotion and industry development goals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

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