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TROPIC • EDUCATION

FIVE FASTEST
OCCUPATIONS
FROM 2018 TO 2030 One quarter of Australia’s workforce will be professionals
by 2030. The workforce will continue to shift towards
non-routine, cognitive-based jobs.
SPORTS AND FITNESS WORKERS
CONTRACT, PROGRAM AND By 2030, 400,000 people are expected to be employed in
PROJECT ADMINISTRATIONS each of the following occupations: teaching, midwifery
CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND and nursing, personal care, administration and sales.
GENERAL MANAGERS
HEALTH AND WELFARE SUPPORT WORKERS Two-thirds of jobs 86 percent of the jobs created
will be soft-skill between now and in 2030 will
INFORMATION AND
ORGANISATION PROFESSIONALS intensive by 2030. be knowledge worker jobs.

Source: Deloitte Insights Report, Building the Lucky Country #7

The sky’s the limit for Cairns
Aviation student

CQUniversity second-year student, Zara Chauvin-Hartmann,
is pursuing her passion for aviation in the comfort of her
hometown Cairns, thanks to the University’s Bachelor of
Aviation (Flight Operations).
“Cairns is growing and developing as an international hub for
aviation in Australia,” Ms Chauvin-Hartmann said.
“I think it’s the best place to be when starting out. There are
so many opportunities for a future here with increased job
prospects.
“My endgame is to become the youngest female captain – a
great goal to strive for and work towards.
“I believe the pathways CQUniversity has set up with
Hinterland and Virgin Australia will make my dream that much
more attainable.”
CQUniversity invested over $4.8 million in the Cairns Aviation
Dream career made possible Centre which opened at the Cairns airport last year.
Cairns local, Tricia Porta, recalls grabbing the chance to The Centre features state-of-the-art aviation simulation
watch her CQUni nursing lectures online, late at night, technologies and is ideally set up to address the needs of the
after her four children were asleep. aviation industry through the delivery of world-class higher
“I would never have coped with fitting in studies that were education training.
fully on campus and face to face around my family life ... it CQUniversity is the first university to offer tertiary aviation
was the flexibility of CQUniversity’s program that made it qualifications in Cairns and provides a clear pathway for
possible for a combination of online study and residential students wanting to earn a commercial pilot’s licence.
schools,” she says.
Tricia recently began work as a registered nurse in the
Respiratory, Renal and Gastroenterology Ward at the Cairns
Hospital.
“Nursing is something I always wanted to do, but I became
a young parent and it was put on the backburner,” Tricia
said.
“I decided there would be no more excuses and I am very
excited to be starting at the Cairns Hospital where I felt
very welcome and supported during my study placement
and where I can help to make a positive change to life
expectancy, particularly for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander communities.
“I really enjoy the fast pace and high turnover of the ward
I’m working in, including the challenge of dealing with
patients who have a complex range of health issues.”
For more information about CQUniversity’s course
offerings, visit www.cqu.edu.au

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