More than half of all Australians don’t think Aussie kids are prepared for digital tech jobs

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published July 27, 2022

More than half of Australians are worried today’s school students are not being taught enough about artificial intelligence (AI), according to research commissioned by TDM Foundation.

These concerns may be well founded, with demand for people with sophisticated tech skills growing exponentially in Australia, but there ...

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