Australian higher education institutions compete on the national and international stage. Responding to the career aspirations of the students and the expectations of business, industry and government necessitates that the modern university provides innovative, effective and high quality career development learning.

Our graduates will enter labour markets where global options and skills shortages in key industry sectors are prevalent, and where individual graduate recruiting organisations have high expectations that graduates will have the right mix of knowledge and theory, practical workplace experiences and personal transferable skills. In essence – to be work ready.

Given the above factors, our 2007 conference themes focus on:

- the contributions of Work-integrated Learning to employability and
Career Development Learning;
- labour market issues such as skills shortages and global transitions; and
- strengthening professional practices and networks within Australia.

The NSW/ACT branch of the National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (NAGCAS) is pleased to convene the 2007 NAGCAS Annual Conference at the University of Wollongong from the 2nd – 5th December 2007.