Push for more science, technology graduates based on a 'wing and a prayer': report

By Matthew Knott
Updated September 4 2015 - 8:18pm, first published 7:55pm
Research has questioned the push for more science and technology workers. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Research has questioned the push for more science and technology workers. Photo: Jesse Marlow
Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb. Photo: Andrew Meares
Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb. Photo: Andrew Meares

Calls to boost the number of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates are based largely on "hope and hype" and could leave many graduates jobless, according to a new report.