A door into uni, no matter your ATAR
On ATAR release day, Daniel was one of many Year 12 students across Australia in no mood to celebrate. “I thought all of my hard work didn’t really equate to the mark that I received back” he says. Nobody in Daniel’s family had been to university, but they held the idea of education in high…
A career 180° for criminology graduate
It was mid-career when Chris began work in the justice system, with no prior experience. He’d worked in hospitality, retail and aged care, but never law. What landed him a job, and turned his life around, was the degree he’d recently completed – Griffith University’s Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. As a Court Assessment…
Empowering mothers through social work
“I had a dream when I was younger that I would study sociology,” says Shiree, Project Coordinator at child protection agency Barnardos “It was a long time coming when I started studying as a mature aged student”. At 19, Shiree became a mother. A great deal of responsibility had fallen into the lap of such…
Insights from the FutureLearn APAC Partners’ Forum
Author: Nigel Smith, MD of Courses and Learning at FutureLearnDuring the last week of November, FutureLearn held its annual Asia-Pacific Partners’ Forum at The University of Melbourne in Australia. Melbourne has become an increasingly important city for us. Not only do we partner with four universities there but it’s also home to our co-owners SEEK who…
