Monday 30th May, 2016 Skilling Australia Foundation welcomes todays news of the Turnbull Government’s plans to extend the P-TECH (Pathways in Technology) program announcing a new pilot at McCarthy Catholic College with a new employer partner, PwC. “Australia is at a pivotal crossroads where equipping young people with 21st Century Skills in Science, Technology, EngineeringContinue Reading »
PM heads back to Western Sydney
AAP Newswire The prime minister is headed back to the key battleground of western Sydney to announce funding to link students with science and technology jobs. Mr Turnbull heads to the marginal seat of Lindsay today, where he’s expected to do a mall walk with local coalition MP Fiona Scott, who holds the seat byContinue Reading »
‘Non-Traditional Pathways to Career Development in a Tough Labour Market’ – Australian Career Practitioner, Australia
By Nicholas Wyman | Australian Career Practitioner Australia is abundant in natural resources (iron ore, coal, diamonds, gold, oil), indeed it is ‘the lucky country.’However, while Australia has enjoyed a growing economy and relatively low unemployment for the past 20 years, a few years ago the GFC wiped out a quarter of a million jobsContinue Reading »
Nicholas Wyman speaks with Richard Aedy at the ABC Radio National about skills and P-TECH
There is a labour market mismatch taking place on a global scale. In Australia unemployment sits around 800,000 people, yet at any given time there are about 150,000 jobs that remain unfilled. Employment expert, Nicholas Wyman sums up the situation as “people without jobs and jobs without people”. Listen here:
‘P-TECH Gives Students a Taste of Future Jobs’ – Surf Coast Times, Geelong
Some Geelong secondary students are getting a first-hand look at the industries they might work in through an innovative pilot program.The year 9 students at Newcomb Secondary College are taking part in one of the first two P-TECH programs to be set up in Australia, which began at the start of the 2016 school year.
Geelong P-TECH Students See #STEM In Action
Students from Newcomb Secondary Collage participating in the Geelong P-TECH pilot visited Tribal Campus HQ and Opteon in Geelong this week. The year 9 students who are studying regular high school subjects such as english, science, and mathematics as well as undertaking a STEM learning program, got to see first hand how the world ofContinue Reading »
‘Set Course For Better Career’ – Weekend Australian, Australia
02 April 2016 Vocational education can help you keep your job or find a much better one Workforce skills expert Nicholas Wyman stresses the importance of continuing education, particularly for people who want to move onwards and upwards or who are considering a career change. Wyman, chief executive of the Institute for Workplace Skills andContinue Reading »
New Skills Pilot Means Business
| Geelong Independent | 04 Mar 2016, | Barwon Health, GMHBA and Bendigo Bank are among five local employers in an Australian-first pilot program in Geelong involving big business in the educational curriculum. The other two are educational software company Tribal Campus and valuers Opteon Property group, participating in teaching 80 Year 9 students. The pilotContinue Reading »
@nicholas_wyman talks #jobs and skills# employers are looking for on #TODAY EXTRA @Channel9
| Workforce development and skills expert Nicholas Wyman tells TODAY EXTRA hosts, Sonia Kruger and David Campbell, that you don’t need a university degree to be successful. Big employers are moving further away from hiring university graduates, believing they don’t have the real world skills to do the job. Mr Wyman said the focus needsContinue Reading »
Job Relevant Training begins at School
| ABC Far North | 12 February 2016 | Nicholas Wyman looks at the skills that tomorrows employers seek, and how these ‘real-world’ attributes can be gained; including an exciting new initiative that offers work relevant training and begins at school. Listen: