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A matter of supply and demand Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture

Professional agriculture. A matter of supply and demand Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture. Agriculture – a complex business. ↑ complexity ↑ self-reliance ↑ compliance ↑ variability ↑ market standards/ accreditation ↑ environmental challenges. Agriculture - Need.

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A matter of supply and demand Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture

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  1. Professional agriculture A matter of supply and demandAustralian Council of Deans of Agriculture

  2. Agriculture – a complex business • ↑ complexity • ↑ self-reliance • ↑ compliance • ↑ variability • ↑ market standards/ accreditation • ↑ environmental challenges

  3. Agriculture - Need • Workforce which is: - highly educated - highly skilled - attractive to best and brightest ACDA

  4. How are we travelling? ACDA

  5. Degree holders (%) ACDA

  6. No post-school qualifications ACDA

  7. Government policy settings - 2007 • Plenty of graduates • No jobs • Outlook bleak Contrary to experiences within universities ACDA

  8. Rationale for policy • Graduate supply included courses funded at agriculture rate ie environment plus agriculture • Jobs based on adverts in: SMH and AGE x arbitrary factor ACDA

  9. Supply – graduates in agriculture ACDA

  10. Graduates – agriculture and related ACDA

  11. But are there jobs? Demand for agricultural graduates

  12. Agriculture job market adverts(Rimfire Resources 2011)

  13. Job market adverts

  14. Agribusiness job adverts2006-2010 (by quarters)

  15. SMH and The Age adverts – a basis for policy? ACDA

  16. Job market > 4000 graduate jobs / year ~ 800 graduates per year (and declining)  Capacity decline

  17. Implications:1. Unis offering UG degrees in agric • Amalgamation, restructure and attrition ACDA

  18. Implications2. Less opportunity for education  fewer qualified advisers  less capacity for R&D

  19. Implications3. increased opportunities  poor advice  evidence-free products / services (ie “snake oil”)

  20. Is this what the industry wants? ACDA

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