Consult Australia People and HR Roundtable: Pulse Survey

Downstream impacts on industry from STEM education outcomes

Part 1: Quality of STEM education - industry impacts

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* 1. Are there any particular skills needed in your firm that could be improved further in STEM education?

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* 2. Do you believe there are additional training costs that could be avoided from stronger STEM education outcomes?

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* 3. Do you have any other concerns relating to downstream impacts from the quality of STEM education in Australia?

For example, do you notice any difference between states and territories across Australia in the quality of STEM education?

Part 2: Quantity of STEM graduates - industry impacts

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* 4. Do you have any difficulties recruiting appropriately skilled STEM graduates?

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* 5. Does a shortage of appropriately skilled STEM graduates limit your ability to deliver core services (i.e. meet demands from clients) or compete with other firms?

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* 6. Do you have any other concerns relating to downstream impacts relating to the quality of STEM graduates in Australia?

For example, can you associate any increase in skilled migration costs with issues with the number of domestic STEM graduates (both current and historical)?

Part 3: Diversity of STEM graduates - industry impacts

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* 7. Do you have difficulties meeting gender targets for STEM graduates in key areas of your business? If so, which areas and what initiatives do you currently employ to overcome these challenges?

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* 8. Have you witnessed or experienced any workplace culture challenge from a lack of diversity in STEM graduates? Is this more prominent in a particular areas or areas of your business?

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* 9. Do you see any other downstream impacts relating to a lack of diversity in STEM graduates? (relating to gender diversity or other diversity challenges)