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Push to develop an ‘Asia capable’ workforce
Tertiary education and school leaders are being urged to strongly consider how to prepare Australian students for the economic rise of Asia and India.
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The goal of developing Australians to be more ‘Asia capable’ is perplexing; at one end of the spectrum, Indonesian studies are axed while on the other, we are encouraged to be more ‘Asian capable'( what is Asia? is this a country, nation or region)…further, we have thousands of students, migrants and Australian born in Asia but are we harnessing these domestic resources to help develop our regional understanding and awareness?
Matt Ngui