Monday 22/02/16 University isn’t the only, or best, way to become qualified for the job you want. CEO of the Institute of Workplace Skills and Innovation and author of JOB U, Nicholas Wyman, tells 2UE’s Stuart Bocking – a university degree isn’t essential for success. The notion that university is best pathway to a career, […]
Pushy parents impact on jobs
| Kylie Adoranti | Parramatta Advertiser | 17 Feb 2016 Parents should let their children decide on what career path they want to take rather than expecting too much from them, a workforce development and skills expert says. WPC Group and Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation chief executive Nicholas Wyman said young people were […]
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:
Job Prospects and a Successful Career
Job Prospects and a Successful Career The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine ABC Radio 774 Melbourne | 2 February 2016 | Host Jon Faine speaks with guests Nicholas Wyman, CEO and Author of ‘Job U – Find Your Path to a Successful Career in a Tough Job Market’ and Prof Paul Kofman, Dean of the […]
Practical, real-world job skills of increasing value
| Radio @BH | 28 January 2016 Broken Hill Radio 2BH breakfast news host Kate Drinkwater talks with CEO and author Nicholas Wyman concerning the real world value of a university degree in the current jobs market and talks about the practical needs of Australian employers and training alternatives to efficiently meet these requirements.
Apprenticeships and technical training in the ‘ideas boom’
ABC Breakfast | 27 January 2016 Over the next week, students across the country will head back to school to start the new year. And as teenagers reach their final school years, many hear the same message: ‘put your head down, study hard, go to university’. But there’s a growing push back that says that […]
SBS – No support for Western Sydney’s unemployed youth
26 Aug 2013 | Television News Transcript https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/08/17/no-support-western-sydneys-unemployed-youth Youth unemployment reached an all-time high in June this year, with over 25 per cent of 15 to 19-year-olds not being able to find full-time work. Some of the hardest hit areas are the swing-seats of Western Sydney, where over 24.9 per cent of 15 to 19-year-olds, and […]
Closing the Skills Gap: Advice for Parents, Educators and Business
| Coke Journey Magazine | http://www.skillsresearch.com/images/pdf/closinggap.pdf
Tackling Australias Skills Gap
| Australian Institute of Company Directors Magazine | http://www.skillsresearch.com/images/pdf/TacklingAustraliasSkillsGap-CompanyDirector.pdf
Closing the ITC Skills Gap
| Sydney Morning Herald | http://www.skillsresearch.com/images/pdf/itc.pdf
Nicholas Wyman is a speaker and expert on applying real-world solutions to the challenges companies face in finding skilled employees. He is CEO of the Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation, which develops mentoring programs for corporations and places people in apprenticeship and training programs globally. He has an MBA and has studied at Harvard Business School and the Kennedy School of Government. 
