"The Future of Work in the Asia Pacific and Beyond presents the findings and associated implications arising from a collaborative research study conducted on the potential impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR - or Industry 4.0) on the labour markets, occupations and associated future...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on graduate work-readiness challenges in three Asia Pacific economies (Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia), and the roles of three main stakeholders (government, employers and industry) in the process. The intention of the paper is to design a...

Part 1: The Fourth Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 3. Methodology -- Part 2: Industry Sectors & 4IR Impacts -- Chapter 4. Agriculture & Mining -- Chapter 5. Manufacturing & Logistics -- Chapter 6. Health, Medicine & Nursing --...

This book reports on the findings from a research study of vocational and higher education graduates’ employability challenges. The nature and extent of these challenges, their underlying causes, and effective strategies to address the problems in this area are all analysed from a...