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Buoyed by the government’s six-month deferral of its changes to workforce eligibility criteria for youth allowance, the federal opposition now plans further amendments to the government’s income support reform Bill once it reaches the Senate. Education spokesperson Christopher Pyne said ...

Four Victorian universities are in the early stages of a collaboration aimed at increasing participation among students from a particularly disadvantaged area of Melbourne. Melbourne University, RMIT, La Trobe University and Victoria University have been in discussions for almost a ...

International education providers could be forced to enrol students from multiple countries under reforms being considered by the Review of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act. According to an issues paper released last week by review head Bruce Baird, ...

Inadequate regulation and compliance might be copping much of the blame for the problems in international education. But education and training still suffer from “excessive and duplicative reporting requirements”, according to a new report from the Productivity Commission. The sector ...

The Productivity Places Program has a few staunch friends. It’s well-liked in private training circles, where it’s been a big help getting colleges through the financial crisis. And Julia Gillard’s office has issued regular media releases extolling the program’s latest ...

Universities hold the upper hand when determining eligible students and in the process keeping TAFE guessing, writes Sylvia Whitmore. While the TAFE sector’s initial reaction to the Bradley higher education reforms has been largely one of enthusiasm, there is increasing ...

Internationalisation is about all students, not just international ones, writes Sophie Arkoudis. The experience of international students in Australia has received bad press recently. The spotlight has been firmly trained on a perceived lack of English language proficiency, matters of ...

Why are secondary school students so positive about VET, asks John Mitchell. Some experienced practitioners have long held the view that VET programs in schools are token gestures delivered by bored geography teachers who have no knowledge of the world ...

The future of tertiary admissions is already emerging, writes Deborah Terrya break from the rigid tradition that required them to apply by 30 September – and then wait until January to hear about an offer. We have also introduced progressive ...

Technology is has the power to change higher education, but only the brave will venture there, says Paul Duldig In the wake of the Bradley and Cutler reviews, a great deal of debate has taken place about government policy and ...