Employment prospects for Wollongong students are tops

12-December-2002

Employment prospects for University of Wollongong graduates are significantly better than for bachelor graduates nationally and in those in NSW.

Figures released yesterday by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia (GCCA) show that UOW has a full-time employment rate of 93.3 per cent against a national figure of 83 per cent. The figures for Wollongong are also better than the NSW figure of 84.5 per cent.

Executive Director of the Graduate Careers Council of Australia, Mr Roger Bartley, will be available to discuss the findings of the 2001 Graduate Destination Survey, when he is on campus today (Wednesday December 11, 2002) to attend the opening of the University Careers Centre new 'shopfront' location.

The Centre, which promotes a self access approach for students, will be officially opened by University of Wollongong Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton. Coordinator of the Careers Service, Martin Smith, said the major focus for the move was to bring the services, resources and programs offered by the Careers Service to the immediate attention of the campus community.

"Students will be able to access a range of hard copy resources as well as computers for career research via the internet and related job seeking activities. The new premises also includes a multi purpose room for conducting small training sessions for students, or can be used by employers when they come on campus to interview appropriate students," Mr Smith said.

Photo/filming opportunity: Official opening of the UOW Careers Centre, Wednesday 11 December at 11.15am. The Careers Centre is located on the ground floor of UniCentre near the SRC.

For more information: about the opening of the Careers Centre shopfront contact Martin Smith on 4221 3324.

For more information: about the 2001 Graduate Destination Survey contact Leanne Crouch in the Media Unit on 4221 3110.