Veteran Employment Advisory Committee

The Veteran Employment Advisory Committee (VEAC) comprises representatives from a broad range of Australian businesses and industries. The VEAC was established to support the Veteran Employment Program (VEP) by providing strategic advice to Government regarding veteran and partner employment. The VEAC comprises representatives from a range of organisations and industries as well as select winners of the Prime Minister’s National Veteran Employment Awards. The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs appoints member organisations, and membership is reviewed every three years. The VEAC provides strategic advice to Government, through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Defence, to operationalise the White Paper policy focus areas relevant to veteran and partner employment via evidence, options and approaches for: • Filling skills needs and building our future workforce • Planning for our future workforce • Investing in skills, tertiary education and lifelong learning • Overcoming barriers to employment and broadening opportunity • Reducing barriers to work • Promoting inclusive, dynamic workplaces.