The growing concerns about employability and the value of undertaking tertiary education

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  • Tertiary Education

Is tertiary education really worth it? What can institutions do to enhance the link between degrees and jobs? Should tertiary education be preparing people for the world of work in new ways.

How is it possible to weave together in novel ways the development of powerful analytical capabilities and more vocationally oriented knowledge and skills? Such challenges persist given changes in professional work, in tertiary education, and in the broader economy and society.

What successful strategies can institutions adopt? How can the quality and relevance of education and outcomes be ensured?

Panel Members

  • Dr Ruth Bridgstock (Senior Lecturer, Creative   Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology)
  • Professor David Lloyd (Vice-Chancellor, University of South Australia)
  • Professor Caroline McMillen (Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Newcastle)
  • Professor Linda Kristjanson (Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology).

Chaired by: Associate Professor Sophie Arkoudis, Associate Director, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education.

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