News
April 28, 2015Career Education Resources Reduced When Young Australians Need Them Most
Research released today by the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) and McCrindle shows that while the most effective forms of career support for a young person is face-to-face contact with qualified career advisors and work experience, time and financial resources available to career practitioners in schools are currently inadequate to equip Australian school students in these capacities.
March 31, 2015
Employment Services are Changing
The Australian Government announced today changes to employment services. From 1 July 2015 jobactive will replace Jobs Services Australia.
March 26, 2015
Lows Budgets for Career Practitioners in Schools Is Having an Impact
Research conducted by the Career Industry Council of Australia shows 1 in 3 career practitioners are provided with less than $1000 annually to undertake career development activities across their entire school. 1 in 2 schools with a population of over 1000 students have less than $3 per student to spend on career education.
March 25, 2015
LACK OF FUNDING DEPRIVES YOUNG AUSTRALIANS OF NECESSARY CAREER SUPPORT
Career practitioners working in schools are under resourced and time poor, in turn affecting young Australians’ ability to transition successfully and enter the workforce.
Research released today by the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) and McCrindle shows that over half of all school career practitioners are working part time in their role. Of those, just 1 in 3 are able to devote the entirety of their time to career education and guidance.
March 2, 2015
2015 Industry Employment Projections
The Department of Employment has just published its latest industry employment projections, covering the five years to November 2019.
