Almost 40 TAFE campuses should be closed across the state as part of a shake-up of the vocational education and training sector, a taskforce recommends.

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek today issued the final report from the Skills and Training Taskforce, which makes a string of recommendations.

“The taskforce received a total of 91 submissions and drew on the experience and expertise from a broad range of industry professionals to help form its recommendations," he said in a statement.

"These recommendations will ensure the government can make informed decisions in order to see Queensland's [vocational education and training] sector realise its full potential.”

The taskforce called for a "rationalised structure" of TAFE institutes.