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ACS Seminars 2018 #ACSSeminars

QUEENSLAND HEALTH

ENROLMENTS SKYROCKET AS

BOOM TAKES HOLD

As the world starts to feel the first effects of the aging population, Queensland students are entering the health field
of study at a prodigious rate. Enrolment in healthcare courses has risen by more than 131 per cent in the period
from 2001 to 2016, which is in line with results nationwide, where enrolments in healthcare have increased by
approximately 150 per cent over the same period.

The other fields that have grown over the 15-year period are:

73.1% 70% 46.2% 43% 11.9%

Architecture Engineering Creative Natural and Management
and building and related arts physical and commerce
technologies sciences

The fields of study that have seen a decrease in enrolments are:

-8.5% -37.3% -42.1%
Agriculture,
Information environmental Education
technology and related
studies

Interestingly, despite the increase in STEM coverage and predictions for a tech-dominated employment sector,
information technology enrolments have dropped. While at face value it could be interpreted as a decrease in
interest or need, it might also suggest a shift in the way courses in other fields are being taught. Given that the need
for programming skills has permeated every industry to some extent, it may no longer be necessary to study a gener-
al information technology course to learn these skills.

Each field has its unique application of computers, AI, AR, VR, and all the old and new inventions that have appeared
in the last 15 years. This suggests that undertaking a healthcare course, for example, will inevitably include units
around the implementation of technology and how it works, reducing the need for broad knowledge and giving each
aspect of digital technology its own industry-specific context.

STUDY GOLD COAST WILL SPEAK ABOUT
Jul. WHERE THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN THE
20 SUNSHINE STATE IS LEADING AT THE GOLD

COAST ACS SEMINAR.