Common definitions
Use precise terms for practitioners, producers, conservators, cultural practice and centres.
Make the field count.
Recognition begins with a shared definition, compatible data and a national account of the people and productive systems that already exist.
Recognition / routes / national capability
03.1Sector recognition
Craft × Industry
ACA works to improve recognition of Australia’s craft and provenance sector in public data, policy and investment. We develop common terminology and a consistent evidence base across occupations, enterprises, materials, productive capacity, conservation, transmission and place.
This work supports sector classification, workforce planning, investment, procurement and export readiness. It also helps government, industry and institutions understand the sector’s economic, social and cultural contribution and coordinate support across portfolios.
Report basisMapping Australia’s Crafts Sector 2026 · Sections 2 and 17; Recommendations 1–4.
National account
Count workforce, enterprises, infrastructure, training, materials, demand and regional capability.
Policy alignment
Connect culture with industry, skills, research, heritage, regions and trade.