Talent and Workforce Development
Connecting people, capability, and business success
We build workforce capability through short courses and microcredentials, and partnering businesses with talented industry-ready students and graduates.
Discover a talented and capable workforce
La Trobe Talent provides industry access to our highly-engaged current students and graduates, injecting your workforce with the next-generatin of thinkers and building your workforce capability. Through La Trobe Professional, we provide a range training, microcredential and short courses, including custom programs, to upskill your existing workforce to tackle your business challenges.
The future workforce
Our successful students
#2 for employer satisfaction
We're ranked second in Victoria for overall employer satisfaction, with a rating of 88.2%.
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), 2025, 2024 Employer Satisfaction Survey [PDF, 7.7MB]
#2 for undergrad employability
We're ranked second in Victoria for overall domestic undergraduate employability.
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), 2025, 2024 Graduate Outcomes Survey - Longitudinal
Top 3 for postgrad employment
We're ranked third in Victoria for domestic full-time postgraduate employment.
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), 2025, 2024 Graduate Outcomes Survey - Longitudinal
Case studies
Don’t just take our word for it. Discover how our students, short courses and credentials are up-skilling the future workforce and providing a robust talent pipeline.
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From Personal Challenge to Purpose-Driven Startup
La Trobe LaunchPad propelled student Avalon McWha’s idea for a calmer, screen‑free way to manage habits and routines. What began as a personal solution quickly became Pebbl.
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Pioneering high-impact, ethical animal research
La Trobe’s Animal Research and Teaching Facility enables industry to work safely, effectively, and responsibly with animals across a wide range of disciplines.
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Building bridges and breaking barriers
A partnership between La Trobe University and global infrastructure company ACCIONA is giving students hands-on experience on major projects such as the M80 Ring Road upgrade – helping shape the next gen of engineers.