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Meeting recently in Canberra, state and territory training ministers showed they’re right behind Canberra – six months behind, in some cases. John Ross reports. When Commonwealth, state and territory education and training ministers got together in Melbourne in April, it ...

The Victorian decision not to agree to a national regulator for VET reeks of political incompetence, writes Paul Rodan. It was depressing to read that Victoria and Western Australia were holding out against the establishment of a national vocational education ...

ACCC gives graduate-entry medical schools the nod The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said universities can continue current selection processes for students to study graduate-level medicine. The decision refers to all 11 universities that use preference and one interview ...

Are fake conferences the new internet scam? The Scientist has uncovered what may be a new scam to entice people to surrender their banking details to internet criminals – this time targeting academics. Email invitations to speak at conferences in exotic ...

Does a tertiary sector simply mean a one-way flow of VET students to universities, asks John Mitchell. Almost a year after the release of the Bradley report, the public discussion of a single tertiary sector often seems to default to ...

Four Queensland TAFEs recognised The International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) has given one of its three awards for best practice or innovation in international education to four Queensland TAFE institutes. The four institutes were Central Queensland, Gold Coast, Southbank ...

Two recent reports have emphasised the non-economic benefits of international students, writes Glyn Davis. Too often the conversation around international students focuses on their financial contribution to universities and to the coffers of state and federal governments. Of course the ...

Universities are taking steps to enhance the employability of arts graduates. But a bit more candour wouldn’t go amiss, reports Jeremy Gilling. Arts students could be forgiven for thinking their BA will lead to exalted and exotic careers. A study ...

Supercomputer is just the beginning The federal government is providing $26 million towards Australia’s newest research supercomputer, named Vayu, to be hosted at the Australian National University. Substantial co-investment has also been secured by several partner organisations, including ANU, the ...