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Opinion: The VET-FEE HELP buck stops with us
As the dust settles on the government’s proposed changes to Australia’s vocational loan scheme, VET-FEE HELP, we should be reminded of the need for proper consultation prior to broad reforms.
By Jon Lang
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It is worthy to repeat….. educationists were not consulted in the set up of the VET System. And neither have they be consulted to reform the VET System. VET is not a business. Students are not products. How to successfully design and implement a Vocational Education and Training (VET) System that works – https://www.academia.edu/19956016/How_to_successfully_design_and_implement_a_Vocational_Education_and_Training_VET_System_that_works
What is called a ‘disaster’ by some is seen as a diabolical failure to protect innocent lives due to endemic cover-ups and corruption – widespread but hidden. I am glad this article is clearly labelled as an opinion piece as the likeness to greyhound racing (with its background as the ‘working man’s’ horse race – and one due for abolition for good cause) is galling.