Powering Victoria’s Future focuses on four key pillars: strengthening Victoria’s jobs and skills, building the best state to operate a business, driving Victoria’s economy, and growing regional Victoria.

Joining Business Voice this week is University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell to explore the first pillar, strengthening Victoria’s jobs and skills.

He discusses how industry and education can join forces to foster lifelong learning to develop the jobs, skills and organisations of the future.

“Jobs of the future will need adaptable people, people who can think their way out of a problem. One thing universities should do well is teach those abilities to think through problems,” Professor Maskell says.

“Young people coming out of university may have three, four or even five careers. We have to be careful that we don’t think there’s a single skillset we’re uploading into peoples’ minds and that actually we remember an important part of university is the broader educational piece which is helping people to learn how to think and be adaptable.”

Business Voice also continues to analyse the lead-up to the 2022 Victorian State Election with Principal of York Park Group Sean Sammon, who this week discusses how the major political parties can target key seats amid recent polling data showing up to 27 per cent of voters remaining undecided.

“Business owners look at their ideal customer – you can target everyone but you don’t have the budget to do that. It’s the same as political campaigns. They need to zero in and focus on where they put their resources,” Mr Sammon says.

“You really have to narrow in and go: what is the best ROI for our funds in terms of either retaining or gaining government?”

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