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Policies that equate raising the school leaving age with improved outcomes are deluded, writes Stuart Middleton. A former director general of the NSW Department of education, Ken Boston arrived back in Australia after 10 years in England and declared he ...
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VET student entitlement schemes flawed
In recent months Skills Victoria’s experimentation with market-based VET funding has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Despite attempts by the Victorian government to maintain a positive narrative, stories have emerged in the Victorian Parliament and in ...
More »Westpac risk analyst joins Macquarie
Dr John Jarratt has been announced as the new head of the department of applied finance and actuarial studies for the Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University. He comes to the university from his role as head of enterprise ...
More »Kirkpatrick takes pro-VC role at Adelaide
The University of Adelaide will have a new head to oversee the student experience with the appointment of Professor Denise Kirkpatrick as pro vice-chancellor (student experience). Kirkpatrick is currently responsible for the production and delivery of the Open University’s learning ...
More »MacDonald new head of built environment school
Dr Heather MacDonald is the new head of the School of the Built Environment at UTS. MacDonald joined UTS in 2010, and has been course director of the Master of Planning program. She received her PhD in planning and public ...
More »TAFE institute gets new CEO
Dr Andy Giddy has taken over as chief executive of the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) following the retirement of long-serving former CEO, Brian MacDonald. Giddy studied veterinary science at the University of Melbourne and bioethics at UTS and the ...
More »Zillante to head up architecture at Adelaide university
Construction and planning expert Dr George Zillante has been appointed the new head of the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Adelaide. Zillante has more than 20 years' experience in the fields of architecture, ...
More »NEAS appoints new directors
English language teaching quality assurance body NEAS appointed two new directors as well as a communications manager to support the industry in the face of current challenges for the education sector. Associate Professor Seamus Fagan was elected to the board ...
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