Response to the Australian Universities Accord Review

The Australian Psychological Society (APS) is pleased to contribute to the review of Australia’s higher education system and commends the Accord on the ambition and scope of the work. The Australian Universities Accord provides a significant opportunity to consider future skills and capabilities required by government, communities and industries to thrive in a dynamic and volatile environment.

Higher education is an essential part of the training and qualification requirements of psychologists and it is critical to ensure the future sustainability of Australia’s higher education system to equip the psychological workforce of the future.

In our response, we raised the following considerations:

• Workforce issues are directly tied to funding arrangements
• Competency based work integrated learning can help enhance job readiness and employability
• Equity of access and quality learning
• Collaboration
• Lifelong learning
• Student, staff, and community wellbeing

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