Melbourne is a premier destination in Australia for businesses seeking access to a highly skilled, multilingual, and globally connected workforce.
Renowned as the nation’s education capital and most innovative city, Victoria combines top-ranking universities, a diverse talent pool, and vibrant industry collaboration - making it an ideal location to source talent for innovative business operations.
Victoria’s universities, including the University of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT, La Trobe, and Deakin, consistently rank among the world’s best across the three major rankings: QS, Times Higher Education and the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
These institutions produce tens of thousands of graduates annually in key sectors such as science, technology, engineering, health, and business, providing investors and companies with a reliable pipeline of job-ready, highly skilled talent.
The state’s robust international education ecosystem further enriches Victoria’s workforce. Businesses benefit from a multicultural community that brings global perspectives and market insights, with many international graduates choosing to remain in Victoria, contributing to knowledge transfer and innovation, and strengthening the state’s competitiveness.
Victoria also excels in fostering collaboration between education institutions and industry. Universities and TAFEs partner closely with businesses to co-develop applied research, commercialise innovations, and deliver customised workforce training programs.
This synergy enables companies to stay at the cutting edge of technological advancements and meet evolving skill demands efficiently.
As Victoria’s investment promotion agency, Invest Victoria can facilitate introductions to the right institutions with capabilities aligned to your business needs, ensuring you can tap into the right expertise, talent, and research partnerships to drive innovation and growth.
Discover how Invest Victoria can accelerate your business growth.
