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  When it comes to increasing apprentice completion rates, pre-apprenticeship programs are not the silver bullet many assume them to be. Part of the appeal of pre-apprenticeships lies in giving a potential apprentice a realistic preview of what life in ...

VET and universities are not getting pathways right but both face difficulty in trying to get industry to move away from the ‘here and now’. The relationship between the VET sector and universities is not working and needs a fundamental ...

Arfa Noor replaces Atcheson as president of the Council of International Students, but the organisation has some work to do to get it running effectively A rift within the executive team of the Council of International Students Australia (CISA) seems ...

The conservatism of research councils is a problem, says a visiting high-profile UK professor and peer. Risk-averse governments are stifling scientific innovation in dementia research, acclaimed neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield says. In times of economic constraint, public investment in research ...

A National Press Club debate on climate change leaves academics shaking their heads, but the club says freedom of speech must reign. A leading Australian scientist has accused the National Press Club of shoddy journalism for hosting an event featuring ...

Imagine a farmer leaning on his pitch fork as the first steam train pulls into the local village a couple of hundred years ago. He probably hasn’t stopped work to contemplate the profoundly disruptive changes the industrial revolution is about ...

Uni not turned out how you’d planned? Looking for a new direction? Like to stand out from the crowd? Then choose West Coast Institute of Training (WCIT).  These are just some of the clever marketing pitches used in advertisements by ...

In the world of DIY there are products which allow you to deal with gaps as they appear or even in new work to maintain those continuous lines and surfaces that lead to a quality finish. Continuity of progress is ...

With speculation about the death of the traditional laptop, mobile and cloud computing are undoubtedly the hottest topics in the world of information technology from the view point of industry and university IT departments alike. Mobility and personal devices  made ...

Good governance is compromised if management is in the dark about the processes supported by shadow systems writes Mark Ellis. Given the current sensitivity surrounding the international student market in Australia, it may be a little startling to realise that ...