GCCA | Graduate Careers Council of Australia

The spectacular Transport Exhibition Hall at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney was the venue for the announcement of the National Winner and three Highly Commended teams, in the 2003 Higher Education Workplace Skills Olympiad (HEWSO) on Friday 11 April 2003.

An introduction to the GCCA's Executive Director, Cindy Tilbrook.

The 12th National Conference of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors (AACC), titled “Switched On Careers”, was held in Adelaide from 14 – 16 April 2003.

The establishment of the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has created a national peak body of Australian career practitioner organisations.

The GCCA Surveys Symposium, entitled “Graduates: Outcomes, Quality and the Future”, was held at the National Convention Centre, Canberra, on 24 and 25 March 2003.

Graduate Starting Salaries 2002, one of the annual reports produced by the GCCA, is set for release this month.

Mirroring the current uncertain climate in Australia, the latest Salary Survey report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in the United States, is somewhat bleak in its predictions for graduate employment over the coming months.

Career mentoring is emerging as one effective way to help students connect with industry professionals.

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