Manufacturing Skills Australia (MSA) is currently transitioning operations to Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) until February 28, 2017. The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills announced on 11th November 2016 that the Skills Service Organisation for the manufacturing sector will be IBSA. The MSA Board of Directors agreed that national operations would conclude at the end of the ‘transition agreement’ with the Commonwealth. The future of the company is to be determined in 2017. MSA is managed by a board from across industry.