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"This website is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The Safe Schools Toolkit explores the detailed characteristics of the National Safe Schools Framework, providing case studies and an online audit tool to pinpoint the areas of priority."

Earlier this year, the Federal Court of Australia made a decision on this very question when a senior public servant was sacked due to looking at legal pornography, using his own internet connection, in his own home. The only problem was that the employee viewed the material using the work laptop which was monitored by the employers.

"Several tech-forward US marketing companies are going where few have gone before: they're ditching the resume and the conventional job interview process for tweets. A simple tweet or two - sometimes called Twitterviews - can lead to a job. In a nation where unemployment stands at 7.9 per cent, how you tweet can now determine how employable you are."

For midcareer executives, particularly in the media and related industries, knowing how to use Twitter, update your timeline on Facebook, pin on Pinterest, check in on Foursquare and upload images on Instagram are among the digital skills that some employers expect people to have to land a job or to flourish in a current role.

"Back to the title: was the SMART Board a dumb choice?  I'm going to say yes, only because of the way that it was brought to bear.  Without a plan, without training, and without supplement, it was nothing more than an expensive, fancy toy for teachers (and the occasional student).  If we are to justify the funds that we need for instructional technology, we must be smarter about how we approach and implement them.  We must be ready to show real power to boost student achievement and motivation using these magnificent tools.  To do so, we must be prepared to use these tools in the same ways that our colleges and top employers are using them-to solve real problems."

Students are applying for more jobs at an earlier stage in an attempt to secure work in what they see as a tough employment market, research suggests.

"Your savings are gone. You've lost your house. Accept the challenge to see if you can make it through the month on your last $1,000, learning quickly how changes in employment, housing, medical costs and other expenses can create an unexpected shortfall." What a great little game that would generate loads of discussion and topics for further study.

"Supporting institutions to develop digital environments which meet students' expectations and help them to prepare for higher study and employment"

Your stability counts a lot as for as your credit profile is concerned. Unless and until an unavoidable situation arises, never keep shifting your residence often. Alteration in your residential address too frequently may have a bad toll on your credit profile. In the same manner, do not be a rolling stone in your employment. This can be another feature that can mar your credit status, though you may be on a high perks.

Article about the breadth of opportunities for those who can code. "There are countless jobs and industries that use coding and computer science, and these are all creative in different ways. Some are creative in the way art is, some are creative through their problem solving, and many are creative in other ways."

Collectively the nation's biggest companies added 4.2% more net jobs globally in 2012, based on S&P Capital IQ's analysis of the 437 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 that reported employee statistics. That's an increase of 733,619 jobs.