AI SKILLS READINESS INDEX
How AI-ready is your profession?
Artificial intelligence is already changing how your members work, and most don't yet have the skills, training or frameworks to navigate it confidently.
Australia's first evidence-based tool purpose-built for professional and industry associations to measure and benchmark AI capability across their membership.
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way professionals work, learn, and deliver value.
For industry and professional associations, this brings both risk and opportunity.
Members who lag in AI capability risk falling behind; those who adapt early gain a decisive advantage. The AI Skills Readiness Index equips associations with the evidence and insight to lead their profession confidently through this transition.
75%
Of Australians have not received any form of AI training or education
University of Melbourne & KPMG: Trust, Attitudes and Use of Artificial Intelligence, A Global Study 2025
About the AI Skills Readiness Index
The AI Skills Readiness Index is Australia’s first evidence-based framework built specifically to help professional and industry associations measure, benchmark, and build AI capability in their membership.
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As artificial intelligence redefines professional standards and workflows, associations face a critical leadership moment.
Purpose-built for professional and industry associations and aligned with national workforce frameworks, the AI Skills Readiness Index transforms data into actionable insight, empowering associations to drive workforce capability, influence policy, and demonstrate leadership in a rapidly evolving professional landscape.
Backed by more than 15 years’ experience working exclusively with professional and industry associations, Survey Matters brings deep knowledge of how to turn data into strategic intelligence. This proven expertise ensures associations receive actionable insights to guide their profession confidently through technological change.
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The assessment evaluates four key dimensions of AI readiness:
Current AI exposure - how often and effectively AI tools are used across profession-specific tasks, as well as barriers to adoption.
Skills competency gap - current AI skills assessment, future skills prioritisation and training needs.
Organisational support - leadership commitment, learning culture and ethical governance.
Future preparedness - confidence, awareness of standards alignment and commitment to professional learning.
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Strategic Intelligence Reports showing capability gaps, training priorities, and advocacy opportunities.
Benchmarking dashboards with segmented member development needs.
AI Skills Readiness Index (ASRI) to allow longitudinal tracking of results.
Why Participate
Participating in the AI Skills Readiness Index provides the data and insight needed to guide members confidently through the AI-driven transformation of their profession, and positions your association as a leader in building Australia’s AI-ready workforce.
Safeguard professional standards
Protect against the risks of unregulated AI use and reinforce your industry or profession’s ethical and competency standards.
Protect membership retention
Identify where members stand today, uncover skills gaps, and help them remain competitive in an evolving digital landscape.
Enhance professional learning
Use insights to align professional development, accreditation and education offerings with emerging AI competencies.
Protect your profession’s reputation
Demonstrate leadership and a proactive commitment to responsible, high-value professional practice.
Advocate with credible evidence
Support government and industry advocacy with robust data that highlights workforce capability, potential shortages and training needs.
Contribute to Australia’s future skills
Play a role in building the nation’s AI-ready workforce and boosting productivity across professional sectors.
The Strategic Imperative: Assessing AI Readiness
Survey Matters have compiled The Strategic Imperative: Assessing AI Skills Readiness, a resource explaining how evidence-based insights can help safeguard professional standards, close emerging skills gaps, and position your association as a leader in an AI-driven future.
Download the resource to see what other associations are doing and why leaders must prioritise AI literacy and governance.
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Latest Articles
National research shows Australia is in the early but accelerating stages of AI adoption, but that skills development and capacity is lagging. And while Jobs and Skills Australia reports that AI will augment rather than replace most jobs, the latest research is showing a growing wage premium for those with AI skills. JSA recommends national multi-stakeholder data collection about AI skills readiness.
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The AI Skills Readiness Index Fact Sheet
The AI Skills Readiness Index explores how professionals use artificial intelligence in their work. It asks about AI tool usage, automation of tasks, and the impact on productivity and confidence, while also measuring skills, training support, ethical frameworks and organisational readiness. The outputs identify current capability, skills gaps and future development needs.