ACEDD sponsored a workshop for the Discipline Day associated with the Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Technology Sydney. The workshop built on two recent ACEDD sponsored projects: Future employment opportunities for new graduates; and the role of capstone courses to meet the objectives of WIL. Graduates entering the workforce…
In 2018 ACEDD was involved with scientists from Curtin University, the University of South Australia and Queensland University of Technology in a projected funded by the Australian Technology Network Universities titled Increasing effectiveness in whole-of-curriculum field-based work-integrated learning of the natural environment for improved employability. The project focused on identifying the employability skills developed in…
What skills are employers looking for? Associate Professor David Bruce prepared a report for The Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors titled Environmental Graduate Skills and Employer Needs Survey The principal findings of the report were: The dominant employer of Environmental graduates in 2017 – 2018 is the private sector usually through environmental consultants. Over…
In 2014 the federal government’s Office of Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) provided a multi-institutional grant to develop a Learning and Teaching Statement for Environment and Environmental Sustainability on behalf of the Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (ACEDD). “ACEDD endorses the Statement as a guide for tertiary teaching in Environment and Sustainability.…
John Williams Scientific Services Pty Ltd recently prepared a report for The Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors. The report is titled An analysis of coal seam gas production and natural resource management in Australia: Issues and ways forward. Both a precis and a full report are available to download: [ Download Precis ]…