In addressing tonight’s #MenziesOration question from young people - “Do I have a future?” - @TraversMcLeod is highlighting three major challenges that are limiting young people’s wellbeing and chances of a sustainable livelihood right now. 1/4
The first challenge is a mismatch between job vacancies & the young people equipped to fill them. There are 770,000 Australians who are part of our employment services system, which is 26% more than before COVID and includes 111,000 young people. #MenziesOration 2/4
The second is an outdated education & training system. Less than half of learners in #VocEd complete their training. Only one in three (34.4%) young training graduates say their qualification was ‘highly relevant to their job’ post training. #MenziesOration 3/4
The third is a broken jobs ladder. The Productivity Commission found in the decade following the Global Financial Crisis, young people were the only group who experienced zero wage growth. This was the case regardless of education. #MenziesOration 4/4
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