Early intervention via education and training will cost money straight up. But it makes no sense to watch young people drift through unemployment and disengagement and turn into unemployable adults.
Refugee Talent, a digital matching platform to assist refugees in finding work in Australia, emerged out of one of the Techfugee Sydney Hackathon events.
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Social enterprises set up by refugees are also helping countries to overcome some of the challenges of economic and social integration of new arrivals.
Ballet dancers can apply their intensive training to tasks they haven’t practiced.
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Highly trained dancers provide insights for researchers helping design improved rehab programs for people with mobility impairments. The next step could include rehab robots as dance partners.
A study of how the Young African Leaders Initiative handles its business exposes typical weaknesses, mainly lack of understanding local context, suffered by many foreign aid programmes.
Two researchers interviewed military members and vets to see what role first-person shooters played in their lives – before, during and after their enlistments.
Cultural differences between Eastern and Western employees in the workplace are a factor in the loss of company performance.
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Governments, academic institutions and private companies are all spending millions of dollars. But the most effective solutions to the cybersecurity labor shortage will not be found individually.
Cycling is a great form of exercise, and what better time to get started than the new year. But before you launch yourself up a mountain, review these tips from an experienced MAMIL.
What makes a good teacher? It’s not rocket science.
We need to educate children about how to behave responsibly online.
Vocational education plays a role in providing opportunities for low-achieving school students to engage further in study and get a job.
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The government is right to cut back on funding certain VET courses that have low-enrolment rates and are unlikely to lead to work.
For young people leaving school without completing Year 12, a VET qualification is the main way they can continue their education.
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New research shows private VET providers are ill-equipped to tackle the learning needs of vulnerable young people, who are increasingly being enrolled onto these training courses.
