The main gripe I hear about careers counselling from people in #AusAg is when a counsellor ignored their passion and interest in ag because they saw it as not having a bright future & instead encouraged them into a safer perceived job-secure path. 1/4

The gov incentivising people to pursue specific degrees because of perceived job growth is just like your shoddy careers counsellor. It won& #39;t work. It will make it more challenging for people whose strengths and skills lie in humanities, law, economics & commerce to start out 2/4

Having spent the last few years raising career practitioner’s awareness of the wide range of job opportunities that exist in ag I feel like I can’t really join in ag& #39;s "win" in the uni fees announcement, not when it’s coming at a cost for people whose skills ag actually needs ¾

Challenges ag faces; increasing regulation, social licence, attraction and retention of workers, transitioning to a circular economy; require people who have knowledge & skills in the humanities, law, economics, & commerce. These degrees are important for the future of #AusAg 4/4