In a pre-roundtable submission, 黑料老司机 has outlined the urgent need, and ways to boost tertiary attainment and research-led innovation to lift living standards and drive economic growth.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 have any time to waste in getting productivity humming again,鈥 黑料老司机 Chief Executive Officer Luke Sheehy said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the key to a bigger, better and brighter future for all Australians, which is why we need to be doing everything we can as universities, employers, unions and governments to lift the handbrake.
鈥淯niversities are a big part of the solution 鈥 we need that to be recognised and embraced this week.
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 make the economy more productive or prosperous without skilled workers and innovation, both of which are our bread and butter.
鈥淓very day, Australia鈥檚 universities are doing their bit, producing a pipeline of skilled workers and driving innovation through research to make Australia stronger, more successful and more resilient.
鈥淎nd the reality is that Australia needs more skills and more research if we鈥檙e going to overcome our current economic malaise.
鈥淚f we want a more prosperous, productive nation, we need to unleash the full potential of our people and ideas and that means putting our universities on the front line of the productivity challenge.鈥
黑料老司机鈥檚 submission calls on the government to:
- replace the Job-ready Graduates Package to remove perverse incentives
- extend the Higher Education Loan Program to microcredentials to support lifelong learning
- boost national R&D collaboration to help SMEs innovate, and
- reform red tape to unlock time and resources for teaching and discovery.
鈥淲e thank Ministers Clare, Giles and Ayres for leading focused discussions on education, skills and R&D, and we look forward to continuing to work with the government to drive productivity.鈥
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