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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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IT gives students a promising future 

Published on 19 February, 2003 

Now is the time to study IT, according to a Central Queensland University lecturer.

Central Queensland University’s lecturer Mike Gregory believes students who begin studying IT this year will be in good stead for employment after graduating.

“Yes, there's been a downturn now ... but when these students graduate it's extremely likely that they will be in a good position for a successful entry point into the profession,” Mr Gregory said.

The future for employment in the computing and IT sector is expected to be positive in the next quarter, according to the latest quarterly TMP Worldwide JOB INDEX. TMP Worldwide, Australia’s largest recruitment firm surveyed more than 5,800 employers nationally to formulate the TMP Worldwide Job Index.

With 9.6% of expected job opportunities and only 3.8% of job losses expected to occur within Computer/IT roles, the discipline reports a positive net effect of 5.8% - second only to accounting and finance.

In fact more than 110,000 new jobs are likely to be created in Australia by 2005 through the rapid adoption of information technology, according to a study completed by the National Office for the Information Economy. Demand for Software Engineering, Multimedia, Internet Technologies and Machine Intelligence skills are expected to grow.

Central Queensland University's IT programs provide a solid grounding is a range of IT specializations that could benefit graduates. “You need a sensible selection of courses. The demanding ones will help provide better initial career choices,” Mr Gregory explained.

Qualified IT professionals can position themselves almost anywhere in Australia or the world. A career in IT offers flexibility to work at home, part-time, full-time, internationally or domestically, or on short-term contracts. And salaries for the right person in the right place are excellent.

CQU has places still available in its Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Multimedia for on-campus students. Students can still enroll in these programs until Friday 21 February.

For further information phone 1300 360 444 or visit the website at www.infocom.cqu.edu.au.