Skills Minister Chris Steel has vowed the territory would not sign up to any funding model that made training less accessible for the community.

Modelling by the ACT government has found the student fee for a diploma of early childhood education and care, or a diploma of community services, could increase by nearly 250 per cent under the proposed funding model, along with fee hikes in other sectors.

Mr Steel, who is speaking at the Canberra Institute of Technology on Friday to launch a new skills and workforce agenda for the ACT, warns the federal government's proposed funding model would hurt public training providers.

"At a time when so many businesses are struggling to find the skilled workers they need, it is unbelievable that the Morrison government has put forward a plan to make training more expensive for students, not cheaper," Mr Steel will say.

The proposed national pricing model does not take into account the real difference in training delivery costs between public and private training providers, he will say.

"Here in Canberra, CIT delivers training to students from all backgrounds and abilities, and provides a range of course offerings not available in the private [registered training organisation] market due to their limited financial return," Mr Steel will say.

"Like other TAFEs around Australia, this means our public provider has a higher cost structure than private equivalents. Any new funding model must recognise the unique role of public providers and ensure they are properly and sustainably funded for the long term."

Mr Steel will say it is disappointing the Commonwealth has not responded to an alternative funding proposal put forward by the states and territories before the election.

"This means there is no chance a new agreement will be signed by the deadline of June this year," he will say.

The ACT's government's skills and workforce agenda, Skilled to Succeed, outlines four priority areas, including making training inclusive, developing a flexible and future-focused system, employee partnerships and boosting the strength of the training sector overall.

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"With ambition and optimism driving our approach, we are working to ensure every Canberran is skilled to succeed - for a great job today and a rewarding lifetime in work as our economy changes and grows," Mr Steel will say.

Mr Steel will also identify high growth industries - including space, cyber security, renewables and digital technology - as areas that will need skilled workers going forward, and say the ACT government is partnering with the Canberra Institute of Technology to renew the institute's programs.

"This renewal program seeks to build on CIT's strengths, and harness emerging opportunities, to ensure its offerings are really relevant and responsive to current and emerging skills needs," he will say.

Mr Steel will say training building and construction industry workers in areas such as sustainable building and the circular economy will ensure workers benefit from Canberra's future growth.

"It will be particularly important to think about ongoing skills development for workers who are already trained and qualified in these sectors," he will say.

"The need to address climate change through our built environment, along with emerging technologies and materials, is rapidly re-shaping what we build and how."

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