Best Careers For The Next Ten Years

The Australian Sports Commission has granted ten sporting organisations grants worth $5.5 million giving a boost to some of Australia\'s elite athletes.Swimming Australia will be the biggest beneficiary receiving a $1.7 million grant to help finance its

The Government’s recent announcement of significant increases to medical training places is welcome news for medical students, pre-vocational doctors and specialist trainees, as well as those aspiring to a future career in medicine.

Is our future going to be Jetsons-like with attentive and charming Rosies, or are we headed down a dark Blade Runner-esque path where androids revolt and rebel?

AI is transforming the way we work. But what does this mean for us? What industries is AI impacting the most? How will our jobs be impacted? See what jobs the robots are coming for and how you can stay ahead in your field

The times they are a changing, but is it all for the better? What should you be studying to future-proof your skills and what do the advancements in artificial intelligence mean for your career?

Will your job as you know it exist in a decade from now? Take steps to future proof your career now and avoid slipping into the professional complacency that will spell disaster for your future job prospects.

In this climate of economical uncertainty it\'s nice to know there\'s something you can count on. Career FAQs books still have industry-specific advice on your ideal job, as well as the career insights of 25+ people working in the field.

There’s one question weighing on everyone’s mind: ‘Is my job safe?’ We’ve put together a list of 10 jobs currently projected to ‘grow very strongly’ over the coming years.

We all want the perfect workplace, but what is the reality behind the best of the best? This article shows you 2018's top places to work and how employer and employees build a healthy relationship that contributes to mutual success.

When Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States, he ushered in an era that promises unprecedented and inspirational change.

Do massages, plush leather couches and chef-prepared meals buy workplace bliss? Gone are the days of the grey, small square office cubicles … say hello to the workplace of the 21st century.

We kick off Adult Learners\' Week with a fun look at the state of play for adult learning in Australia, as well as what adult learners expect from their learning experiences.

The majority of Australian employers are anticipating growth in the coming years and are planning to develop their talent, according to the latest Future of Talent Management report by HR firm Mercer.

The recently announced Federal Budget has delivered good news for trainees and apprentices, with $660 million to be spent on investment in skills and job creation, including 39 000 new training places for industries suffering skills shortages.

With changing economic currents and job saturation, finding a career is not just about doing what we love.

Want to get ahead of the curve before the new year? We’ve done the research to give you the top soft skills employers will want in 2014.

Wish you could look into a crystal ball and find out where to take your career? We put a spotlight on national skills shortages to bring you five industries that are tipped to undergo significant growth well into the future.

It\'s predicted that people 65 years+ will comprise 22% of the population by 2056. Find out what this demographic shift means for the future of industries like nursing, social work and aged care, and how students entering the field should be preparing.

Nobody should pick a career based on the size of a pay cheque. But, to be frank, it doesn’t hurt to know what you’ll be earning in your first year out of uni. So undergrad students listen up: here are the top industries with the highest median salaries.

The government\'s decision to slash skilled migrant numbers in a bid to boost local employment has received a mixed response from industry, unions and academics.

A recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll has found that online qualifications are becoming increasingly common and increasingly accepted by employers.

An ageing workforce in the education sector may mean upcoming skills shortages at schools and TAFE institutions.

Australian aged care workers have lodged a claim for a 60 per cent pay increase – a rise that would add up to $10 an hour to the hourly wage.

Millions of Australians are using the sharing economy as a way to make and save money with some pretty lucrative results. Here's what you need to know about the sharing economy and how to get involved.

Chefs and hairdressers will top the list of most sought-after jobs as Australia emerges from the wake of the global financial crisis.

There are two ways of looking at the current recession: as a problem, or as an opportunity.

It’s the question we all want the answer to: What’s next? Which industry is going to be the next big thing? By reading forecasts and various reports, we\'ve compiled the most comprehensive guide to the 12 industries of the future.

We take a look at the top 10 skills employers and recruiters will be looking for by 2020 to help you future-proof your career!

How will a growing global population feed itself? That's the question facing the agriculture industry. We discussed the potential solutions with two of CSU's agricultural academic experts.

Australia’s skills shortage crisis is expected to intensify in the coming months and years, resulting in major gaps in the workforce in a range of occupations and industries.

Are you at a crossroads in your career? Are you looking for a new job or wanting to start tertiary education, but not too sure what you actually want to do yet?

A shortage of trades teachers means that apprentices wanting to enter certain trades industries are having to wait for up to a year to receive basic training.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has published estimates of the return on investment (ROI) for university bachelor degrees – and the news is good for uni graduates.

Employer hiring plans for the coming months have dropped for the first time this year, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

Australians work the longest hours in the developed world, with an average of 1855 hours at work each year, which is 200 hours more than employees in other countries, according to a study by the Australia Institute.

Two years ago the Australian property sector was booming. Whether it was in commercial, residential, funds management or development, big bucks were being made and times were good.

The Australian job market is in full recovery mode, with the total number of advertised jobs rising by 19.1 per cent in February – the biggest monthly jump in job ad numbers in 11 years.

The University of Melbourne has introduced a new medical program offering 60 full fee-paying places in its four-year postgraduate Doctor of Medicine program, causing outrage from the Australian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA).

Long-term retention of good staff should remain a priority for employers, even during economic downturns.

After a dire week for Australian employment, a glimmer of hope from retail giant Woolworths who have announced the creation of an extra 7000 jobs this year.

Fair Work Australia, the national workplace relations tribunal, has found that hundreds of thousands of social and community service workers in the non-government sector have suffered from significant underpayment, as well as gender discrimination.

After spending three or more years of your life studying, you might be wondering if it was all worth it. So which uni graduates are getting the most work?

The health and aged care and mining sectors are the two big industry winners when it comes to employment gains during the last year, as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Trustworthiness and openness are now seen as the most important characteristics of a good manager, according to the latest L.E.A.D. (Leadership, Employment and Direction) Survey.

The manufacturing sector is off to a positive start this year with an increase in new orders and exports.

Career FAQs is pleased to introduce an exciting new range of online courses, from a new partnership between SEEK Learning and Swinburne University of Technology. This means more courses for you to choose from – and more choice means more opportunities!

The Australian government has decided not to proceed with the cap on tax deductions for self-education expenses - and that spells good news for those seeking ongoing professional development and training.

LCPs (Local Community Partnerships) across the country are showing their commitment to getting top-quality career resources into secondary schools, with many purchasing sets of Career FAQs books for each school in their region.

For well over two decades there have been warnings of a looming crisis in the health-care system due to the ageing population and significant workplace shortages.

Study, graduate, get a good job. You could be forgiven for thinking that this is how your career will gloriously begin. But you could well be wrong.

Freelancing used to be considered something you did in between ‘real’ jobs, but the ‘portfolio career’ is growing in popularity – and it’s not just because of the GFC or volatile job markets. Marni investigates why the workforce is more fluid than ever.

A new program has been launched to help transport and logistics workers in Queensland gain vocational advice and recognition of their skills and experience to boost their careers.

Lately, everyone is talkin’ ‘bout your generation. With an age gap of nearly 50 years between the oldest and youngest employees in some organisations, there is a broad range of perspectives, needs and attitudes floating around the office.

Think big profits mean large salaries? Think again. Think you can’t make a difference and put food on the table? Think again, again. A new survey reveals it seems you can do good and earn well.

One of the main questions on everyone’s mind is: what degree will get me a job, and a job that pays well? We compiled the top 10 study areas according to the latest Australian Graduate Survey. Find out where the jobs and money are!

Skills shortages are posing real problems for businesses when it comes to production and service delivery and are set to intensify, according to a recent report from the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).

A new report on Australia’s apprenticeship system has found that more than half of those who start apprenticeships don’t complete them.

With controversy and debate circling above the federal government’s resources super profits tax proposal, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met with senior mining figures yesterday morning in Perth to discuss the new tax and its conditions.

About half of employers are planning to increase their workers’ salaries by up to six per cent, and nearly one in 10 are willing to consider a 10 per cent rise, according to the latest Hays annual salary guide.

With the growth of technologies such as high-speed Internet, web seminars and social media, and with millions of web-literate users, education is now mobile and a whole lot more accessible.

With the mining and resources industries leading the charge in Australia’s economic recovery, the shortage of workers in these areas is set to worsen.

With the hiring optimism of Australia’s employers reaching pre-downturn levels, Australia’s employment future looks bright.

Australians are stressed, overworked and reluctant to take holidays, according to the latest Australian Work Life Index (AWALI) report.

Electricity network Ausgrid, formerly EnergyAustralia, has taken on 154 new apprentices to work on their large infrastructure program, creating jobs and helping to fill the national skills shortage for qualified tradespeople.

Following a four-decade peak in natural disasters in New South Wales, the state government has put $6 million towards training high school students as emergency workers.

The Australian government has made a commitment to boosting renewable energy by funding two initiatives to develop renewable energy generation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Immigration and Citizenship minister, Senator Chris Evans, has put forward a newer, shorter Skilled Migration List (SOL) following advice provided by Skills Australia.

When it comes to determining exactly what the global financial crisis will mean for Aussie jobs, the figures are conflicting. Despite doom and gloom predictions, the figures from October were encouraging with an increase of 34 300 jobs

The Howard Government\'s controversial WorkChoices has been declared dead and buried by Labor who have replaced it with their Fair Work Bill.

Coming off the back of a mining boom the economic downturn has left the resources sector somewhat startled – but it\'s not all doom and gloom.

With youth unemployment rising, federal and state governments have joined forces to guarantee a place in study or training for every unemployed person under 25.

Permanent recruitment has risen in the last three months from four per cent to seven per cent of recruitment agency jobs, with engineers topping the skills shortages list.

Infrastructure and resource-related construction is expected to drive growth in the building sector throughout 2010 and 2011, according to the latest Australian Industry Group/Australian Constructors Association Construction Outlook survey.

Australia is in the grip of a major talent shortage with 45 per cent of employers having difficulty filling key positions in their organisations, according to the 2010 Manpower Talent Shortage Survey.

A recent survey has revealed that Australians are busy social networkers, with more than 70 per cent of Australian workers engaging in social media.

The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has a plan to help the employment sector weather the financial storm: halt pay rises.

The news has just hit that Australia’s unemployment rate has reached 5.7 per cent. This figure is expected to climb further, to an expected peak of 9 per cent.

Women with sales experience take note: the car sales and services sector wants you.

If you could work for any organisation, what would it be?

With redundancies on the rise due to the global financial crisis, nearly half of Australians say they would take a voluntary redundancy if the price is right.

Like other industries, the legal profession has been significantly affected by the global financial crisis.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have heard of Susan Boyle, the middle-aged Scottish woman, dubbed ‘the hairy angel’, who became a global sensation when her astonishing performance on Britain’s Got Talent was posted on YouTube.

Australia’s national minimum wage has risen by $26 a week, increasing from $544 to $569.90 per week, to come into effect July 1.

It was announced today that the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.7 per cent, reflecting Australia’s continuing path to recovery from the global recession.

More Australians are looking for new jobs, or thinking about looking for new jobs than ever, according to a new survey.

The distance education sector in Australia continues to surge, with figures showing an explosion in revenue in the industry from $827 million in 2004 to $2.74 billion in 2009.

Many of us are all too familiar with the ways things are done in Australia and the perks that can come with the job. But have you ever taken time out to see how others do it around the world? We examine 10 interesting workplace customs that make for a great eye-opener into the way things could be done.

A review of our higher education system is set to be released for public discussion in mid-December – and it could revolutionise the way we view TAFE institutions and universities.

Australian schools are being adopted by an unlikely parent. Not by Madonna or Brangelina, but by the Transport and Logistics industry.

The building and construction industry is undergoing a green makeover which is simultaneously creating jobs and fighting climate change.

Julia Gillard has introduced Labor\'s new industrial relation laws to parliament – spelling the end of the Howard Government\'s Work Choices.

The road to the Lodge has sometimes been a rocky one, as recent events have demonstrated. The path can be arduous and is not for the faint-hearted.

Retrenchment, redundancy and recession are the three buzzwords that have thrown the \'work–life\' balance, which we have been enjoying over the prosperous last decade, off its throne.

Teleporting to work, robotic colleagues and holographic boardroom presentations – is this what the future of work will look like? We review the trends you can expect to see!

These 9 sustainable to fight climate change in the workplace include both small habits changes and big transformations. Be a champion at work for a more eco-friendly office environment and create a healthier future for our planet.

Like a tall, dark and handsome stranger, engineering is often considered the mysterious outsider in the room full of Average Joes.

A snapshot of nationwide skill shortages reveals how recruitment experiences vary from state-to-state across key areas such as filled vacancies, number of suitable applicants per vacancy and overall state of the skilled labour market.

The results are in, and no, panda huggers and doughnut taste testers aren’t on the list! Find out what jobs made the cut. The results will blow your mind.

It may be 2014 but there is still a significant gender gap in the job market. Julia takes a look at the industries that are the worst offenders.