Practical resources and support for economic students
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ABN: 96 929 977 985 ARBN: 099 891 611
Copyright © 2020 Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia
An economics degree can take you down many interesting career paths that cross-industry sectors from finance to business to public policy. The qualification is highly valued by the public, private and not-for-profit sectors for the varied range of skills acquired. An economics degree will equip you with Analytical, Decision, and Problem-solving skills.
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CAREERS IN ECONOMICS
WORK EXPERIENCE WHILE STUDYING
If you choose to undertake an Economics Degree, try and get some work experience across the various fields while you are studying. This will give you an opportunity to see economics being used in a real work setting, and creates networks with future potential employers.
Explore programs such as vacation internships or Work Integrated Learning programs at the various universities across Australia.
CCIWA has a partnership with Curtin University to assist students undertaking Commerce degrees to attain short work placements for course credit as part of their degree.
Essential guides for graduates
CCIWA regularly develop careers information from talking to its Members and the WA business community. We offer a series of Essential Guides for graduates that tackle topics from how to get a job, resilience, and what attributes your future boss is looking for.
OUTLOOK - Will We Bottle It?
Career guidance and advice
Outlook is our biannual publication that provides expert forward-looking economic analysis, containing:
Our most recent report released is Outlook - Will We Bottle It?
The state of the WA economy
STUDENT ACTVITY
Our Student Economic Forum is now in its 26th year.
We're pleased to present year 12 economic students with study support resources and career advice.
2023 ATAR STUDY TIPS
CCIWA provides its Members, government and industry access to WA focused economic data and analysis. We release a range of tools, resources and information regularly.
This site was proudly produced in partnership with the Economics Teachers' Association of Western Australia
Each year we put together an activity containing a range of economic questions, on a number of topics closely aligned to the school curriculum.
This year we've included some additional questions on current economic events and trends.