Higher education continues to unlock employment and economic advancement. This is especially so for Indigenous university graduates, who typically outperform their non-Indigenous peers in graduate labour market outcomes – meaning there is no employment gap for university graduates.

The ISEP design process is an opportunity to acknowledge and support the role a university education plays in positive employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

There is a critical link between university-based health professions education and future health workforce formation. Through this link, universities make a significant contribution to Australia’s health professional workforce. This workforce provides care across health, aged care and disability services.

This submission is comprised of two parts. Part 1 is our overarching submission addressing the range of issues pertinent to the university sector. Part 2 responds to the recommendations relevant to the university sector made in the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s Interim Report for this inquiry.