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What next? How young people are faring in 2009

Recent research presents a confronting picture of the impact of the economic downturn on the transition of young people from school to work and further study and training, writes Lucas Walsh. Between 2008 and 2009, the proportion of teenagers not ...

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Pathways to performance

Who will create a tertiary system - policy makers or providers, asks John Mitchell. One advantage of the new market based environment emerging in vocational education is that progressive providers are spotting and grasping opportunities. For instance, progressive VET providers ...

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VET briefs

NSW TAFE teachers threaten strike action NSW TAFE teachers are staging wildcat strikes, defying an Industrial Relations Commission judgment on work conditions in return for pay rises. Several strikes took place last week at TAFE campuses in Sydney and Wollongong. ...

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International briefs

China’s graduate glut grows An report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in September said earnings of graduates were now at par and even lower than those of migrant labourers, reports Asia Times. Over 6 million graduates entered ...

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Taking a long-term view of participation

Social policy aimed at early intervention is the key to educational success for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, writes Ross Homel. The educational journey to university study begins early. Children learn first from their parents and siblings to lay the foundations ...

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Some Mayo with that

New approaches to healthcare training will focus on teamwork and individualised medicine, writes Julie Hare. Being named one of the best hospitals in the US is no small feat. But for the accolade to be afforded 20 years straight – ...

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Unprecedented competition & global surveillance

Australia may now be trying to unravel the link between education and migration. But for other countries it’s full steam ahead, writes Lesleyanne Hawthorne. There is unprecedented competition for international students. In the context of demographic change, large numbers of ...

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The AQF challenge

The new AQF needs to be explicit about how it will be developed by building in an expectation of change, writes Conor King. One challenge for any reform proposal is how well it pre-supposes future change. Too often one rigid ...

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The six Ps

The six principles of equity are partnerships, pathways, policy, pedagogies, places and possibilities, write Sam Sellar and Trevor Gale. If we are to redress the significant under-representation of particular groups in Australian higher education, we will need to find a ...

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On a two-way street

AEI recently published data on the gender distribution of international students. It makes interesting reading, writes Paul Rodan. Unlike their domestic counterparts, international higher education students are predominantly male (53 per cent), but the disparity varies, predictably, between nationalities. Of ...

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