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02 Feb 09 | Print this story | Send this story to a friend New wiki to share literacy and numeracy insights The National Centre for Vocational Education Research has developed a wiki to generate and share ideas on adult ...

Gavin Moodie considers the implications of the final report of the review of Australian higher education for the future of work in vocational education and training. The final report of the review of Australian higher education is as contentious for ...

The current economic crisis has the potential to slow the growth of international student numbers in Australia, explains **Phillip McKenzie**. Education and training in Australia are becoming increasingly internationalised, but global economic developments have the potential to affect Australia’s educational ...

Study abroad could be the key to graduate employment in tough times, says Robert Malicki. In the current economic climate, with the labour market significantly loosening, it seems graduates are going to need to differentiate themselves from the pack more ...

Why VET’s mission should not be forgotten in the Bradley debate. Despite concerns in some quarters that the Bradley review of higher education would recommend the carve-up of VET in order to rectify student shortages in universities, the final report ...

The notion that redesigning training packages is the answer to VET’s woes is simplistic and unrealistic, says Jeanette Allen. The National Quality Council should tackle the reform of training package (CR, 20.01.09), but too much of the thinking within the ...

Australian VET research may no longer be in its infancy, but it has a way to go before it is recognised as having reached adulthood – at least within its own national boundaries. Roger Harris, professor of adult and vocational ...

Dr John Daley has been appointed to the position of CEO of the Grattan Institute, a new national public policy institute being established in Melbourne, Daley’s experience spans policy, academic, government and corporate roles at the University of Melbourne, the ...

Physicist and nuclear energy advocate, conjoint Associate Professor Colin Keay, has received the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Award for Outstanding Service to Physics in Australia. Only five of these awards have been presented in the past 12 years. The ...

Associate Professor Kate Crawford has been awarded the Max Crawford Medal, which is presented biennially by the Australian Academy of the Humanities to an Australian-based, early-career humanities scholar. The award recognises high-quality academic research that contributes to a deeper understanding ...