Contrary to popular thought, it's construction, not coding, that's most in-demand by employers. The 2017 Soft Skills in Demand Report, released yesterday, revealed this surprising fact. Issued by JobGetter, the report analysed 168,000 job ads across 54 industries before reaching ...
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Our educational institutions are failing our young people, a survey has determined. Youth career coaching firm TwoPointZero asked 1,000 Australians aged 16 to 24 a range of questions about their career aspirations and realities. They found a gulf between the two. For instance, ...
More »Good Universities Guide 2018 offers more detail than ever
With the countdown to year 12 exams well underway, many stressed students are likely considering what they'll do next year. Enter the Good Universities Guide which, for the first time, has broken down its results by field of study. This year, it has ...
More »Our lack of language learning deemed a spectacular failure
Never mind beautiful failures. University of Melbourne academic Tim Mayfield has deemed Australia a spectacular failure in terms of learning languages. Mayfield, who is executive director of the university’s Asia Education Foundation, noted that there has been a drastic decline ...
More »Primary students connect with indigenous culture
More than 100 year 5 students in Brisbane have been given the opportunity to connect with indigenous history and culture as part of the sixth annual Indigenous Education Symposium at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
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