Twists and Trends
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How much did higher education student numbers grow between 2001 and 2017?
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23%
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Higher education student numbers grew almost 80%, from 842,000 in 2001 to 1.5 million in 2017, according to Department of Education and Training statistics.
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45%
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Higher education student numbers grew almost 80%, from 842,000 in 2001 to 1.5 million in 2017, according to Department of Education and Training statistics.
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80%
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Higher education student numbers grew almost 80%, from 842,000 in 2001 to 1.5 million in 2017, according to Department of Education and Training statistics.
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126%
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Higher education student numbers grew almost 80%, from 842,000 in 2001 to 1.5 million in 2017, according to Department of Education and Training statistics.
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Between 2012 and 2015, what was the growth in early career job ads that called for digital literacy skills?
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25%
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Ads calling for digital literacy skills increased by over 200% between 2012 and 2015, according to a study of 4.2 million early career job ads by the Foundation for Young Australians.
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50%
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Ads calling for digital literacy skills increased by over 200% between 2012 and 2015, according to a study of 4.2 million early career job ads by the Foundation for Young Australians.
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100%
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Ads calling for digital literacy skills increased by over 200% between 2012 and 2015, according to a study of 4.2 million early career job ads by the Foundation for Young Australians.
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200%
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Ads calling for digital literacy skills increased by over 200% between 2012 and 2015, according to a study of 4.2 million early career job ads by the Foundation for Young Australians.
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Which of these people need maths skills in their jobs?
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chef
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They all do! Maths skills enable chefs to estimate food and labour costs, accountants to provide tax advice, and dance teachers to manage their business finances.
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accountant
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They all do! Maths skills enable chefs to estimate food and labour costs, accountants to provide tax advice, and dance teachers to manage their business finances.
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dance teacher
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They all do! Maths skills enable chefs to estimate food and labour costs, accountants to provide tax advice, and dance teachers to manage their business finances.
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all of the above
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They all do! Maths skills enable chefs to estimate food and labour costs, accountants to provide tax advice, and dance teachers to manage their business finances.
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In 2013, what percentage of higher education students were the first in their family to go to university?
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70%
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Over 50% of higher education students were the first in their family to go to university, according to an Australian study in 2013.
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50%
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Over 50% of higher education students were the first in their family to go to university, according to an Australian study in 2013.
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30%
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Over 50% of higher education students were the first in their family to go to university, according to an Australian study in 2013.
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Less than 10%
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Over 50% of higher education students were the first in their family to go to university, according to an Australian study in 2013.
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In 2016, over 113,000 recent school leavers started university. What percentage were admitted on the basis of their ATAR rank?
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around 90%
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Of the recent school leavers who started university in 2016, 73% were admitted on the basis of their ATAR rank, according to data from Tertiary Admissions Centres and universities.
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around 70%
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Of the recent school leavers who started university in 2016, 73% were admitted on the basis of their ATAR rank, according to data from Tertiary Admissions Centres and universities.
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around 60%
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Of the recent school leavers who started university in 2016, 73% were admitted on the basis of their ATAR rank, according to data from Tertiary Admissions Centres and universities.
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around 40%
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Of the recent school leavers who started university in 2016, 73% were admitted on the basis of their ATAR rank, according to data from Tertiary Admissions Centres and universities.
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What’s the best career exploration strategy for students?
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do extracurricular activities
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All are great career exploration strategies.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
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do work experience
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All are great career exploration strategies.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
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apply for jobs when they are old enough
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All are great career exploration strategies.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
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all of the above
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All are great career exploration strategies.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
Extracurricular activities help students work out their interests and strengths; work experience lets them explore jobs firsthand; and working in a junior role gives them valuable real world experience.
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In 2009–10, what percentage of university students had taken a gap year before starting their degree?
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24%
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In 2009–10, 24% of university students had taken a gap year, according to the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth. This was more than double the 1999–2000 figure of 10%.
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14%
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In 2009–10, 24% of university students had taken a gap year, according to the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth. This was more than double the 1999–2000 figure of 10%.
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9%
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In 2009–10, 24% of university students had taken a gap year, according to the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth. This was more than double the 1999–2000 figure of 10%.
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3%
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In 2009–10, 24% of university students had taken a gap year, according to the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth. This was more than double the 1999–2000 figure of 10%.
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In 2017, what percentage of Australian universities offered incubators, accelerators or other programs to help students develop startup companies?
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30%
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Every university offered a startup support program such as an incubator, accelerator, seed funding, innovation centre or co-working space, according to a 2017 report by Universities Australia.
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50%
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Every university offered a startup support program such as an incubator, accelerator, seed funding, innovation centre or co-working space, according to a 2017 report by Universities Australia.
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70%
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Every university offered a startup support program such as an incubator, accelerator, seed funding, innovation centre or co-working space, according to a 2017 report by Universities Australia.
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100%
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Every university offered a startup support program such as an incubator, accelerator, seed funding, innovation centre or co-working space, according to a 2017 report by Universities Australia.
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What determines the age a young person can start work?
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federal laws
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The age young people can start work depends on the laws and regulations in their state or territory.
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state/territory laws
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The age young people can start work depends on the laws and regulations in their state or territory.
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employer policies
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The age young people can start work depends on the laws and regulations in their state or territory.
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up to the individual
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The age young people can start work depends on the laws and regulations in their state or territory.
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In 2015, which of the following tipping points did experts predict will not be reached by 2025?
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10% of people will wear clothes connected to the internet
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We’ll have to wait until 2026 before 10% of cars on US roads are driverless, according to the 800 experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
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the US will have the first robotic pharmacist
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We’ll have to wait until 2026 before 10% of cars on US roads are driverless, according to the 800 experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
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30% of corporate audits will be done by artificial intelligence (AI)
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We’ll have to wait until 2026 before 10% of cars on US roads are driverless, according to the 800 experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
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10% of cars on US roads will be driverless
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We’ll have to wait until 2026 before 10% of cars on US roads are driverless, according to the 800 experts surveyed by the World Economic Forum.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
They predicted the tipping points for internet-connected clothing, AI audits and robotic pharmacists will all be passed by 2025.
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Some surprising results!
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Some surprising results!
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Some surprising results!
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The world of work is always changing. Some jobs disappear, and new and exciting ones take their place. What could you do next?
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The world of work is always changing. Some jobs disappear, and new and exciting ones take their place. What could you do next?
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The world of work is always changing. Some jobs disappear, and new and exciting ones take their place. What could you do next?
