About Amelia Sharman

… auf Wiedersehen, adieu! Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu. . .

In my final year of school, I completely dropped maths and science – resulting in a conference with …

The first week back at work after the new year is the most popular time to look for a new job.

I’ve got some bad news about Santa Claus. The North Pole may be far, but it’s not too far to avoid t…

I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this popular prediction – about two-thirds of children enterin…

New research by Dave Maré from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research for the Commission investiga…

Both my parents are pretty handy – and they seem to have the right tools for most jobs in the garage…

There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to micro-credentials, those bits of bite-sized learning c…

There’s a great new ad campaign running for Trade Me at the moment based on the slogan, ‘there’s som…

When I was applying for jobs in London, an amazing place – although my economist colleagues just cal…

Young people have a strong belief that technology will shape their future but what types of skills a…

I love the bold and colourful marae at Te Papa Tongarewa. The space is made up of a marae ātea (plac…

Have you ever done a MOOC? After completing four separate degrees and ten years at university, you w…

Can you ‘infect’ someone with digital skills? It may sound like an odd question but let me explain…
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As the opening chords of Country Calendar play, feel-good nostalgia for rural New Zealand washes ove…