The digital divide:Upskilling to meet our growing tech needs

The digital divide:Upskilling to meet our growing tech needs

Australians’ zest for lifelong learning will be put to the test as it looks to build the high-tech workforce necessary to underpin a 21st century economy.

  • byAdam Turner

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‘Humans need humans’:how to be a leader in a rapidly changing world

‘Humans need humans’:how to be a leader in a rapidly changing world

In our quickly changing tech-driven landscape,a whole new suite of skills is now required to be a successful leader.

  • byJoanne Brookfield
Green talent boom:sustainability ‘beast’ demands new graduate skills

Green talent boom:sustainability ‘beast’ demands new graduate skills

A quick online search for “sustainability” jobs throws up more than 16,000 vacancies - but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

  • byIain Gillespie
Jobs for the future

Jobs for the future

Australia is experiencing a critical shortage of workers across many industries. Which skills will help you stand out from the crowd?

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Mental health crisis driving huge demand for skilled practitioners

Mental health crisis driving huge demand for skilled practitioners

Severe workforce shortages and soaring demand mean a vast range of employment opportunities for mental health practitioners.

  • byIain Gillespie
Future jobs:how lifelong learning can turbocharge your career

Future jobs:how lifelong learning can turbocharge your career

Australia is experiencing a critical shortage of skilled workers across many industries with tech know-how topping skills demand.

  • byAlexandra Cain
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To get a corporate job,you soon might not need a degree
Analysis
Analysis

To get a corporate job,you soon might not need a degree

Major corporations are shying away from candidates with prestigious degrees,opting instead for skills-based hiring.

  • bySarah Kessler
‘Have I made a terrible mistake?’ Well-known Aussies on life after year 12

‘Have I made a terrible mistake?’ Well-known Aussies on life after year 12

Wil Anderson,Matt Agnew,Flex Mami,Jane Lu and Clare Wheeler took different paths after school – but that didn’t stop them achieving their dreams.

  • byHannah Story
Dear parents,before you know it,your Year 12 kids will be all grown up. Savour the moment
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Parenting

Dear parents,before you know it,your Year 12 kids will be all grown up. Savour the moment

All those lasagnes,lectures,wet Sunday dawns at junior footy,splashy beer vomits from top bunks and that one mad dash to hospital with bones sticking out of an arm snapped like a pencil will be worth it.

  • byKate Halfpenny
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Hair apparent

Graduates engineer a wig out.

The university degrees that earn the biggest pay rises

The university degrees that earn the biggest pay rises

Graduate pay rises over the first three years can vary by up to $30,000 depending on the choice of career,leading to warnings for high school-leavers to be realistic about being able to afford to live in a major capital city.

  • byChristopher Harris