Benefits of higher education
Higher education provides students with many benefits, from improved employment and income to satisfying curiosity. There are also public benefits from increasing taxation revenue and other ways that graduates contribute to the community.
Reports
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11 August 2019
Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? -
16 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government -
29 April 2018
Dropping out: the benefits and costs of trying university -
5 August 2012
Graduate Winners: Assessing the public and private benefits of higher education
News & Opinion
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14 August 2019
The rewards of vocational education need to be better known -
12 August 2019
Uni versus TAFE: the gender divide -
17 June 2019
More students are going to uni than before, but those at risk of dropping out need more help -
11 January 2019
Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while -
12 December 2018
Three things high school graduates should keep in mind when they have their ATAR
Speeches & Events
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20 August 2019
The choice between vocational and higher education – Melbourne -
12 June 2018
Dropping out of university: when does it matter, how can it be reduced? – Melbourne -
19 July 2016
Is Australia keeping up? Science and technology graduates and the workforce -
16 June 2015
What’s happening to graduate employment? -
24 June 2014
Higher education outside the universities: a better option?
Podcasts
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2 September 2019
The choice between vocational and higher education -
12 August 2019
When is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? -
17 April 2019
Federal Election 2019: Big ideas for Australia’s next government -
17 April 2019
Commonwealth Orange Book 2019: Policy priorities for the federal government