Skills war: Unis’ plea to relax visa rules in global hunt for talent
With the tertiary sector smashed by border closures, Queensland universities are pleading for help to lure back the world’s finest minds.
Tertiary
Uni or union: Griffith staff forced to pick sides in EBA vote
After Griffith University cut the National Tertiary Education Union out of their latest offer, staff voted on it over four days. One group supported it, while the other dug their heels in.
Student uproar as popular QUT teacher ‘tossed aside’
Queensland University of Technology students are in uproar over a shock decision not to renew the contract of one of the school’s most popular and revered teachers.
New uni chancellor calls on leaders to ‘stop resting on their laurels’
The Queensland University of Technology’s new chancellor has called on Australia’s leaders to stop wasting time and squandering opportunities to make change.
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‘No-brainer’ training path lets you earn and learn
Earning while learning is not just for tradies, with many companies across Australia offering free training and qualifications from certificate II to diploma level.
One in four say uni was a mistake
Widespread dissatisfaction with universities has been laid bare in a new survey, with graduates saying they are not being taught the right skills and they should have chosen vocational training instead.
Experts say ATAR system should be scrapped
As Queensland students prepare to transition to a new university admission system, education gurus have slammed it as flawed and outdated.
Uni whose graduates get paid the most
For the third year running this Queensland university leads the nation in median starting salary of graduates.
What graduates really want from first job
Thousands of uni students will be looking to enter the labour market once their exams finish at the end of November, but salary won’t be their top priority when choosing a job.
It’s time to stop thinking uni is for everyone
The Federal Government will work to end a decades-long push to get more students into university at the expense of vocational education and trades, amid a gaping shortage of workers in traditional blue collar occupations.
ATAR ‘dead within a decade’
ATAR is too narrow a measure of a graduate’s preparedness for further study or work, says the head of the SA Education Department.
What to study for a healthy job outlook
Health-related degrees are more likely to lead to employment than others, amid forecasts 250,300 more healthcare and social assistance jobs will be created between 2018 and 2023.
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