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Cheaper courses won’t help graduates get jobs – they need good careers advice and links with employers

Cheaper courses won’t help graduates get jobs – they need good careers advice and links with employers

The Australian government’s higher education funding changes aim to ensure graduates are “job-ready”. Students will be charged more for courses the government deems have poorer employment outcomes, to incentivise them into cheaper courses with supposedly better job prospects. But these changes seem ignorant of the research surrounding future jobs, and the unpredictable nature of the […] … learn more→