By Nicholas Wyman, March 2017 In following the developments of vocational training trends, it concerns me that Australia may be getting out of cycle with what is happening in the vocational education space. While the VET sector is expanding programs and enrolments across the U.S. and Europe, in Australia it seems that we are treading […]
Job U author makes 2016 educator magazine hot List
The Educator | December 2016 Who are the movers and shakers in education? Who are the pioneers? For the second year in a row, The Educator shines a spotlight on 40 individuals leading the way in the field Welcome to The Educator’s second annual Hot List. It’s an unenviable task compiling a definitive list of […]
Skilling the Bay Workforce Training Strategy
The Geelong, Victoria region of Australia is a major industrial manufacturing hub, currently undergoing a structural economic and workforce transition, forced by the concurrent closures of major regional employers.In 2013, soon after Alcoa announced its local metals plant would close with the loss of 800 jobs in 2014, the region was again hit with the […]
#Jobubook – Adult nonfiction continues to take centre stage
Grenfell Record & Bland Advertiser, Grenfell NSW 17 Aug 2016, by Anne Gault | New adult nonfiction continues to take centre stage on the New Materials table this week and includes a new atlas and new edition of the “Environmental Law Handbook” for the reference collection.One book which is certain to provoke strong reactions either […]
Winning Combination: How Technology And Skills Are Taking Up The Fight Against Cancer #Forbes
by Nicholas Wyman | Forbes | Jul 13, 2016 We live in the age of technological change. Advances in medical technology give hope each year to millions of people affected by cancer. On a recent trip to Palo Alto California, I went behind the scenes to look at one of the industries most innovative, […]
Skills Boost for Townsville – Tec-NQ to get new #STEM ‘P-TECH’ School
Queensland is to get a new exciting STEM education program focusing on Agri-Energy at Tec-NQ in Douglas, Townsville. Employers partners committed to the schools consortia include Ergon Energy and Wilmar Sugar in Townsville, as well as Cane Growers Burdekin. The announcement was made at Tec-NQ by the Federal Minister for Education and Training, Senator the […]
Nicholas Wyman Talks Non-Traditional #Pathways to Career Development in a Tough Labour Market
by Nicholas Wyman | Australian Career Practitioner | Volume 27 | Issue 2 | Winter 2016 | 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 […]
Careers the Concern Of New Book #Jobubook #apprenticeship
COMPANIES often struggle to find employees with the skills they need, even among university graduates. Job U, the new book by Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation chief executive Nicholas Wyman, aims to change the conversation in Australia about the best path to a rewarding and prosperous career. Today almost 800,000 Australians, many with university […]
Set Course For Better Career #NicholasWyman #VocationalEducation
Weekend Australian, Australia. 02 Apr 2016, by Verity Edwards. 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 […]
Game Set and Match – A #Skills Mismatch
1st February 2016 Australia’s so-called skills gap is, in fact, a skills mismatch, and fixing it requires a revised curriculum that links people to the right jobs. Nicholas Wymaninterviewed by James Wells Rhetoric around youth unemployment must change, an expert has argued. Download 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. 
