A mid-term review of the federal government’s five-year skills plan – implemented by federal Labor in 2012 – has concluded that TAFE shouldn’t be deemed ‘just another provider’ within the VET sector. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) commissioned ACIL Allen's Review ...
More »More funding for human research ethics committees: expert
The National Health and Medical Research Council must lobby government for funding to properly support human medical research ethics committees, an internationally renowned expert has argued. Professor Linda Shields, American Academy of Nursing fellow and Charles Sturt University nursing academic, ...
More »Today’s news in 60 seconds
RedSpace moves TAFE Qld into applied research
TAFE Queensland has broken into the applied research sector with a new centre and indicates a future push into formal research – traditionally the domain of universities. TAFE QLD’s RedSpace Centre for Applied Research and Innovation partners with local small ...
More »Today’s news in 60 seconds
Today’s news in 60 seconds
Job cuts probable as part of TAFE NSW ‘modernisation’
Another round of job cuts and changes to enterprise agreements at TAFE New South Wales have been foreshadowed ahead of the new managing director’s modernisation push. Jon Black, who stepped into the role in December last year, told Campus Review the ...
More »UniMelb guide to help teachers prevent gender-based violence
A new curriculum resource has been released to help high school teachers learn how to prevent gender-based violence. Connect with Respect: Preventing gender-based violence in schools, authored by University of Melbourne education experts – and supported by various United Nations agencies ...
More »Today’s news in 60 seconds
Biodiversity research not happening where it’s needed most
Research in conservation and biodiversity is occurring more in countries that need it the least, a study has concluded. The international research team behind "Conservation Research is not Happening Where it is Most Needed", measured the global distribution of academic ...
More »