Career Pathways & Information for Students
Career Pathways
Right now, almost half of today’s jobs are set to be impacted by technology. 40% of Australia’s best paid jobs are in ICT – jobs of the future will all involve ICT skills. All industries have been impacted by technology and those workers with ICT skills will be best positioned for the jobs in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Start planning your tech career right here, right now!
- The ACS Foundation (tech careers, scholarships, graduate placements)
- The BiG Day In tech careers events
- Short tech careers videos from experienced and emerging Australians
- Instructional tech videos and free online skills development courses
- The Digital Pulse – a tech careers report
- Access the Digital Professional Workforce Action Plan
- Complete a survey to discover your perfect digital career role
Vocational Pathways
There are nationally recognised pathways for high school students, such as Australian School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships, or for post-secondary school studies in Information Technology courses at TAFE Qld and other Registered Training Organisations that will help to prepare you for a role within the tech workforce.
Higher Education Pathways
The Queensland technology workforce is expected to grow by nearly 3%, equivalent to 13,000 new positions, over the next four years, however, research shows that at the end of 2017 just over 1,000 university graduates were successfully completing their ICT degrees at an Australian University.
ICT Roles of the Future

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