Of course the other thing that happened in the last two weeks affecting the focus of this blog was the Australian Government’s budget. This blog is going to try and stay away from big-P Politics in favour of discussing small-p policy from all parties that affect this space. That’s the plan anyway.
And yes, I know my political views will influence any comment I might make, but I’m hoping that can be limited to small-p politics: it’s worth a try…
YCF booth at CRCA conference 2013
You realise just how resilient you’re not anymore. It’s been over a week since I got back from Melbourne and the launch of YCF, and since I blogged – I would love to say it’s because I’ve been so busy, but there was a fair bit of too tired too. It was an exciting, challenging, stimulating couple of days that reinforced a few things for me: Continue reading
YCF’s booth at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Numerous public and private sector reports in the last 36 months have identified the need for graduates from our education system to acquire commercial savvy and innovative thinking in order to compete internationally in a global marketplace for ideas. This is particularly so in the innovative industries which are widely accepted as the key to increasing productivity across economies, both directly and indirectly. Continue reading
May 15 is the launch of my second business: second in birth date, but at least at the moment, primary in effort! The concept of Your Commercial Foundations (YCF) has been festering for a number of years – over and over, I would see incredibly smart and capable clients not able to fully participate in their own projects and applications due to a lack of understanding of the commercial world and its priorities.
YCF is essentially an immersion course in the language and culture of the commercial world Continue reading
“When it comes to things like business education, we have an interesting debate [Success] is far tougher to teach at university. As an entrepreneur, you just need to be able to add up, subtract and multiply…What matters is you create products that people really want.”
Food for thought: Sir Richard Branson, at UQ Business School’s luncheon 9 May 2013 (Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/branson-tells-uq-forum-not-to-waste-money-on-degrees-20130509-2ja84.html#ixzz2TGUvVcys
It may sound obvious, but good lighting is vital. The thing that may not be quite so obvious is that this is true not only in lounge rooms, photos and uneven laneways, but also in achieving your goals. Continue reading
Changes in the mix of skills and occupations required by various industries influence the demand for education; this particularly influences mature-age students to return to education. The development of post-graduate courses and flexible methods for course delivery has allowed the expansion of this field over the past five years. In 2012-13, mature age students ie over 25 years old, accounted for 17.3% of the education and training market. Demand for these courses is high as people update and upgrade their knowledge and skills for career change and progression. Australia also has a strong record for participation in lifelong learning, measured against other OECD countries (IBISWorld Industry Report: Education and Training in Australia, February 2013.) Continue reading
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