The economic strength of Asia and the growing integration of a global economy present many opportunities for Australia and the Geelong region. Emerging sectors ripe with new opportunities include advanced manufacturing, technology, cyber security and medical technology to name a few. For our local businesses to compete, they will need a highly skilled workforce in […]

We have a real opportunity to look at secondary education differently in Australia. Secondary education is working for many Australian students, but a sizeable percentage is not being equipped for the workplace. We see the evidence in the high rate of youth unemployment among 15-19-year-olds, which is 24 per cent nationwide and about 45 per […]

Nicholas Wyman explains how apprenticeship or training programs can help reduce your organisation’s skills shortages. Is your company struggling to recruit skilled workers? Are promising projects sitting on the shelf for lack of able hands? Leaders in many industries think so. The Australian Institute of Company Directors’ April Director Sentiment Index found that more than […]