Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

8%

In NSW (QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey 2020)

89.7%

Employer overall satisfaction rating of UOW graduates (above the national average of 84.6%)

72.3%

Graduates gained full-time employment within four months of completing their course (above the national average of 71.6%).

Teaching & learning

7615

Students on work placements for longer than one month

623

Students studying subjects about this goal (2020)

Advocacy & outreach

64

Media stories about this goal in 2020

1K

These stories reached an audience of 1K on social media in 2020

Research

63.3%

Publications with international collaboration

 

42.1%

of the international collaboration publications are with developing countries

 

4.2

Citations per publication (global average 3.5)

28.6%

Publications in top 10% journals

30

Policy documents related to SDG 8

The UOW Equity & Diversity Counsellor provides individual career development support to students from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds; with a disability; from low socio-economic backgrounds or students who have participated in the In2Uni Program. With a key focus on recognising the value of individual differences, assistance is offered in clarifying career direction; accessing workplace learning opportunities and information and resources.

UOW’s International Women’s Day event in 2019, saw the announcement of important gender equality priorities in line with the theme of #BalanceforBetter. Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings publicly announced changes to the way UOW pays superannuation to women. The University now pledges to make employer superannuation contributions of 9.5% for employees taking unpaid parental leave in the first year of a child’s life. By 2022, all fixed-term staff, regardless of tenure, will be entitled to the 17% superannuation rate.

UOW is a powerhouse of learning and teaching excellence. Our staff reflect the diversity of our community – in gender, sexuality, disability and cultural diversity. We are proud of our culture where people can be their authentic selves and have policies and practices in place to ensure that we provide a fair and equitable campus. We welcome anyone regardless of age, race, disability, colour, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital or relationship status, or economic background. UOW has policies and practices in place to ensure that we provide a fair workplace and campus free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. Our inclusive values empower all staff to achieve their full potential and remove barriers to participation.

iAccelerate is a unique business accelerator and incubator program at UOW, where start-ups, scaleups, social enterprises and entrepreneurs thrive. The companies are supported by a robust model of education, mentoring, seed funding and unparalleled access to one of the world’s most innovative young research universities. The centre has the most innovative minds, creative ideas and entrepreneurial vibe. 192 companies have been supported, bringing 639 new jobs to region since 2012. In 2019m iAccelerate Companies generated over $57.6m in revenue.

According to the Australian Government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Employer Satisfaction Survey, employers are more satisfied with UOW graduates than with graduates of all other NSW public universities. The survey found employers’ overall satisfaction level with UOW graduates was at 89.6%, ranking above all other NSW public universities and second among public universities nationally. UOW was the only NSW public university in the top five Australian universities for graduate employer satisfaction. The annual QILT survey asks supervisors to rate their satisfaction with the performance of graduate employees in their workplace across five key skills areas: Foundation skills, Adaptive skills, Collaborative skills, Technical and Employability skills.