According to a recent report by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “the most pressing challenge facing business today is a shortage of skills and labour”.
They’re not alone in their assessment. The very first piece of legislation by the Albanese Government was designed to address the nation’s skills crisis by establishing Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), a new agency to improve employment opportunities and economic growth.
What does this mean for your career opportunities? It means that there are plenty of jobs available in Australia, but we need people with the skills to fill them. People like you. Which is why right now is the time to be fearless and start university study at Flinders.
University study is your pathway to success
Whether you’re recently out of school, have been working for a while and want to change directions or are looking to upgrade your current skills with a postgraduate qualification, 2023 is the perfect time to start study.
- There are over 285,000 vacancies in Australia
- 9 in 10 new jobs are projected to require post-school education
- People with tertiary degrees earn 54% more worldwide
A skill shortage isn’t something that can be fixed instantly. It takes time to train people to fill the over 285,000 vacancies as of July 2022.* Of course, not all those vacancies require tertiary education, but National Skills Commission employment projections indicate 9 in 10 new jobs are projected to require post-school education through to November 2026.*
And people with tertiary degrees earn more, not just here, but all over the world. In OECD countries, adults with a tertiary degree earn 54% more than secondary-educated people.**The road to a new job?
