About The Wiley Future Skills Guide
Students are now, more than ever, uncertain about what their future holds, and what the future workplace will look like. What may be regarded as essential skills for a job now, may be outdated when they graduate in three years’ time.
In 2019, Wiley asked over 3,000 Australian and New Zealand university students to share their greatest concerns and priorities. 89% of students stated they prioritised gaining both knowledge and career-relevant skills during their study(1). With this in mind, we developed the Wiley Future Skills Guide.
Provided for free with select new Wiley titles, it is the ultimate career-ready playbook, covering seven essential generalist skills of critical importance to all students, regardless of the course or career they pursue.
Each section includes a collection of recommendations and industry insights from a thought-leading team. These invaluable and practical insights range from: the future of work, technology, wellbeing, social intelligence, ethics, skills and development, and design thinking, and will help students understand the core skills they need to develop from day one of their first year.
Hear directly from the authors:
Hear from authors Angela Carbone, Clare Payne, Rachael Field and Mandy Johnson on the importance of teaching future skills to students.
Steve Sammartino
Technology
Steve is Australia’s leading Futurist and International keynote speaker and author of 2 best-selling tech strategy books published by Wiley.
Nicola Hazell
The Future of Work
Nicola is one of Australia’s leading voices on women in leadership, gender equality and social innovation, with a career spanning media, politics, public affairs, and technology.
Rachael Field
Wellbeing
Rachael is a co-director of the Bond Dispute Resolution Centre and has had national and international impact with her research and service work in family mediation and student well-being.
Clare Payne
Ethics
Clare is a globally recognised leader for her work on ethics in finance and her personal commitment to social issues. She was recognised as a WEF Young Global Leader in 2014 and as an Australian 100 Women of Influence in 2016.
Angela Carbone
Skills & Development
Angela is Dean of Learning Innovation at Swinburne University. Alongside many academic achievements, Angela has conducted extensive research on professional development and student employability skills.
Michael Eales
Design Thinking
Michael is a design pioneer focused on pushing the traditional boundaries of work. Experienced in venture design and new ways of organising to create, deliver and capture value.
Mandy Johnson
Social Intelligence
Mandy is an illustrious innovator whose best-selling books, keynote speeches and strategic advisory services provide innovative, evidence-based techniques to improve and transform both private and public organisations.
(1) Methodology: This survey was conducted by Wiley among 3,283 university students from most major Australian and New Zealand universities during March 2019.