These results for Australia have be

These results for Australia have been confirmed by the Productivity Commission, which found that increased skills in the workforce did not have a major effect on Australia's 1990s productivity surge (Barnes & Kennard 2002, p.xix). Although the measurement of changes in human capital is at an early stage of development in Australia, the results as they stand do suggest the possibility of considerable scope for additional economic gains from enhancement of Australia's human capital through additional training.
To summarise, the sections above have identified two distinct human capital aspects of innovation, the first being the creative human capital necessary to discover or identify potential innovations and to drive their adoption and implementation. The second aspect is concerned with enhanced complementary human capital necessary for successful adoption and implementation of the innovation. The VET sector has a role to play in supporting the development of both types of human capital enhancement