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Employment prospects for graduates are getting tougher as the economic crisis bites, with no improvement in the situation likely until well into 2010. Nearly 60 per cent of respondents to a Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) survey of 306 graduate employers ...

“Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you on 27 January to discuss the government’s response to the Bradley review. Universities Australia remains strongly supportive of the review and the overall direction of its recommendations,” UA’s chair Professor Richard ...

EIF to provide economic stimulus The second round of the Education Investment Fund opened last week, with barely a fortnight allowed for eligible higher education and VET providers and research institutions to submit applications, which are due by 2 March. ...

It’s never been just an English score, say John Wood and Maria Fiocco. In the past few weeks, there has been extensive discussion around English- language abilities and graduates' preparedness for employment. In this context, there has been a focus ...

The growth required to meet the Bradley review’s 40 per cent target: a comment on the Birrell-Edward paper by Conor King. The Bob Birrell and Daniel Edwards study of future growth in higher education (CR, 17.02.09) and its capacity to ...

At Victoria University, Indian students are working closely with the police on safety issues, writes Andrew Holloway. Theft and violent attacks upon students from South Asia are on the increase, particularly in Melbourne’s western suburbs, but the response to these ...

First fee-free childcare students begin their courses The first cohort of childcare TAFE students to have their diploma course fees waived by the federal government began their courses this month. From this year fee-free courses will be offered to an ...

The economic downturn has necessitated a rethink on apprenticeships, according to TAFE Directors Australia (TDA), which wants new pathways that allow people to train towards trades even if they don’t have concurrent employment. “For most traditional occupations we haven’t ever ...

Mugabe’s daughter in eye of student storm Calls in Harare for the deportation of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s daughter from Hong Kong where she is studying have turned violent. Sixty university students were jailed after clashes with Zimbabwe riot police ...

Creative industries receive major boost A $17 million Creative Industries Innovation Centre to be located at UTS will provide free assistance to businesses in the creative sector to boost productivity. It is one of six innovation centres funded under the ...