La Trobe University’s dentistry program has been the victim of its own popularity, with far more students than expected enrolling after being offered a place – so many that 34 have been told there is no room for them after ...

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) can now bring its full powers to bear on the sector, but its chief commissioner says wielding a big stick is not the goal. TEQSA assumed its full regulatory functions on January ...

A proposal by the federal government to extend HECS-style loans to some VET students has been welcomed by the sector, which has been lobbying for such a scheme for some time. Negotiations are still underway with the states and territories ...

Graduate recruitment by Australian firms dropped by 3.4 percentage points in 2011, with employers estimating that the figures are likely to be the same next year, the latest Graduate Outlook survey shows.  But in some good news for the international ...

NSW TAFEs are increasing the number of full-fee training places they offer to plug a shortfall in government funding for enrolled nurse education, a federal senate inquiry has been told. Kerry Penton, director of the Riverina Institute, said the rural ...

Apprenticeships should focus on a fair deal and recruit only the most suitable workers and employers, according to new research on why the system is failing in New South Wales. Undertaken for the NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training, ...

In sombre mood, a determined Emperor Spendus Maximus enters the cavernous hall of the Senate to address a disgruntled throng of senators gathered before him. As he approaches the lectern upon which is emblazoned the motto of the Falsus Empire ...

A new stakeholder group to provide advice to government on how to boost Asia literacy in schools is to be convened shortly, Minister for School Education Peter Garrett has confirmed. The group will consist of educators, academics, teachers, the business ...

The Australian higher education system is not in crisis, but boy has it got problems a new report finds. Higher education staff and students in Australia are substantially less engaged with each other than their American counterparts and a survey ...

A former director of campus services at the University of New England has told the Independent Commission Against Corruption that believed he was “doing good deals for the university” while allegedly accepting meals, alcohol, sports tickets and money intended to ...