There are nine (9) Industry SKills Councils that are established by the VQA:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Livestock, and Food Processing Skills Council
- Business and Innovation Skills Council
- Community services and Health Skills Council
- Construction and Property Services Skills Council
- Energy Skills Council
- Government Skills Council
- Manufacturing Skills Council
- Services Skills Council
- Transport and Logistics Skills Council
The Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Livestock and Food Processing Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Food, beverage and pharmaceutics processing
- Meat
- Livestock
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Bio-security
- Floriculture
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Seafood
- Forest and Forest product
The Business and Innovations Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Business Services Sector
- Financial services sector
- Printing and Graphic Arts
- Art and Craft
- Training and Education
- Information and Communication Technology
- Media and Journalism
The Community services and Health Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Health
- Nursing
- Care (Child and elderly)
- Pharmacy
- Volunteering
- Youth
- Community Service
The Construction and Property Services Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Surveying and spatial information services
- Security
- Waste management
- Pest management
- Property development, Sales and management
- Building design/Architecture
- Cleaning
- Fire Protection
- Inspection and testing
- Plumbing
- Building construction
- Carpentry
The Energy Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Electricity generation
- Electricity supply
- Electrical Engineering
- Sustainable Energy
- Electro - technology
- Gaz supply
- Petroleum
The Government Skills Council members are representatives of:
- National Government
- Local Government
- Defense, fire, police, emergency services and management, and marine services
- Correctional services, custodial community and rehabilitation services
- Water - catchment, distillation and treatment
The Manufacturing Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Joinery, Furniture and Cabinet making
- Laboratory operation
- Mechanical Engineering
- Textile, clothing and footwear
- Boat Building
- Plastic and Rotomoulding
The Services Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Sports
- Events
- Hospitality
- Tourism
- Beauty
- Retail and wholesale
- Community recreation
- Fitness
- Outdoor recreation
The Transport and Logistics Skills Council members are representatives of:
- Logistic and warehouse
- Maritime
- Aviation
- Road transport
- Ports and harbour
- Automotive Engineering
- Civil construction
The appointment of each member is for a period of two years, and a member can be re-appointed.