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  Lecture recordings could yet replace traditional face-to-face learning. By Antonia Maiolo The number of students logging online for lecture recordings is set to rise at University of Melbourne following the Academic Board’s unanimous approval of an ‘opt-out’ policy. The ...

  Qualification completion rates vary widely by education sectors and industries. So how do we support these students? By Susan Hartigan Many educators measure the success of their offered qualifications by their rate of course completion. Qualification completion is an important ...

  The VET sector must position itself to meet the global challenge. By David Riordan Last century, much public discourse in Australia was based on the idea that the nation needed to ‘populate or perish’. Could a slight twist mean ...

  Universities are in a state of change, but it’s now time to put the needs of students first. By S. Bruce Dowton In pondering the future of higher education, one wonders if universities are akin to Einstein’s view of ...

Questions asked during a senate estimates committee have revealed that the announced education cuts were not properly analysed. The Labor government announced that the $2.3 billion cut from the university sector will pay for its share of the Gonski reforms. This ...

Colloquial words that come from nowhere can be redeployed and radically redesigned in different times and places. Dinkum is one such, which probably originated in C19 Northern English dialects, though in Australia it's sometimes thought to consist of two Chinese ...

  Labor’s independent review of university red tape will streamline regulatory requirements. By Antonia Maiolo Tertiary education minister Craig Emerson and minister for higher education Sharon Bird have announced a planned review that will potentially ease the burden of increased reporting ...

  ASQA’s chief commissioner Chris Robinson explains the need for strong regulation. By John Mitchell. How many current VET providers are shonky operators? Is it one per cent, two per cent or five per cent of the 5,000 or so ...

The number of new apprenticeships has dwindled in the last twelve months. NSW has seen a drop by 10 per cent in new apprenticeships and traineeships since this time last year. Considering the implications of this downward trend, employers are ...

  There is a serious policy vacuum on skills funding. By Martin Riordan The rush by Canberra to raid previously sacrosanct university funding, and states leaping to raise TAFE and vocational education fees or withdraw group training funds amid the ...