A sweeping new blueprint could make higher education easier to attain as Australia grapples with demand for skills of the future.
A bold plan to boost university numbers and support Australia's economic future has been welcomed as a much-needed change to tertiary education. A year in the making, the Universities Accord lays out a decades-long blueprint for the role played by higher education in meeting the demand for skills. At least 80 per cent of the workforce should have a vocational education and training or university qualification by 2050, up from the current 60 per cent.
It also recommends additional Commonwealth-supported medical places in regional universities and for all First Nations students. There should also be increased job opportunities in relevant areas of study, including through a "jobs broker". "I've spoken to teaching students and nursing students who've told me that they can't afford to do ," Clare said.
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