One-third of children nationwide don’t attend enough preschool, leaving one-fifth of children, many from the poorest backgrounds, developmentally unprepared for school – a new report has found. Quality Early Education for All: Fostering creative, entrepreneurial, resilient and capable learners by ...
More »Monthly Archives: April 2016
Torch a flashpoint for innovation’s potential: Jacobs
The University of New South Wales’s Torch Innovation Precinct demonstrates how much of a mistake it would be for the federal government to carry on with predicted budget cuts and not invest in higher education, UNSW’s vice-chancellor has warned. Professor Ian Jacobs ...
More »TAFE NSW requires overhaul: consultancy
TAFE NSW needs to amp up its efficiency to remain competitive in the growing vocational education sector or face financial losses, a report says. The Boston Consulting Group's report into the state's Vocational Education and Training (VET) market found TAFE ...
More »Today’s news in 60 seconds
UniMelb trials keystroke detection system to stop cheats
The stroke of a keyboard is all it takes for the University of Melbourne to detect ghost-written essays under a new anti-cheating system the institution is trialing. Cadmus, developed by UniMelb alumni turned entrepreneurs Herk Kailis and Robbie Russo, is a ...
More »TAFE chairs admit low confidence in federal government
The head of the TAFE chairs' lobby group is “probably not” confident renewed funding and federal policy stability will flow into vocational education by the end of the year. TAFE Chairs Australia is calling on the federal government to guarantee ...
More »Today’s news in 60 seconds
Stocks and flows: innovation means sharing data across boundaries
While in Beijing for the 2016 Australia Week in China, the University of New South Wales announced a new $100 science and technology incubator will be built at the school's Kensington campus. Of this funding, $30 million will come from ...
More »Teaching aged-care facility coming to CQUni
Central Queensland University, Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland have signed a memorandum of understanding pledging to build a campus-based aged-care facility for training, education and the provision of health services at the Rockhampton North campus. “Such a facility ...
More »