Coast biz leader: ‘It’s been the hardest year of my life’
One of the city’s largest educator providers is having to “consolidate”, with its Gold Coast director revealing every day is a struggle. WHY HE’S AT BREAKING POINT.
Tertiary
Coast uni stops campus learning amid ‘Covid concerns’
Covid concerns force the return of at-home study and work for a Gold Coast University. READ THE LATEST.
‘Most are female, women in their 60s absolutely love it’
These Gold Coast locals have been seen smashing household items to pieces with baseball bats. And nobody cares. HERE’S WHY
In pictures: Sunrise team at Bond Uni
Bond University hosted Channel 7’s Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac for a series of live crosses that showcased the campus and gave film and journalism students a taste of their future careers. SEE THE PICTURES
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‘This is a huge win for the Gold Coast’
The Federal Government will today reverse a controversial decision in a major coup for the city which will inject millions into the economy.
Coast hospital’s ‘worst in the state’ rating
Doctors and nurses at the Gold Coast’s hospitals can now report each other’s behaviour after it was given a worst in the state rating.
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.
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.
Why Aussies wish they had traded up
Almost a quarter of Australians would train in a trades or services role if they could “go back to high school and start again”, while less than a third would opt for uni.
Bachelor gets uni students hot for science
The powers that be have been trying to get people interested in science and maths careers for years — all they really needed was a sexy, single astrophysicist on TV.
Australia’s booming overseas student number revealed
Australia’s intake of foreign students is up to seven times larger than other nations, making it one of the highest in the world, a new report has found.
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