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Deliver quality, or don’t take the money
A leading private provider talks about his concern about funds flowing to inappropriate providers In recent months Skills Victoria’s experimentation…
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Spin, slogans, scandals and statistics
John Mitchell talks to a senior TAFE leader who says avoid the Victorian model at all costs. Skills Victoria’s experimentation…
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Focus shifts to career commitments
The debate is continuing in VET about who is responsible for students’ low completion rates. Refreshingly, the Australian government and…
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Training a national concern
Have you seen the television commercial which ends with the arrival on screen of a blue work van with the…
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Playing follow-the-leader has pitfalls
The NSW Minister for Education wants to consult widely with his stakeholders before adopting any interstate ideas on VET funding.…
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Same goal but different pathways for students
With support from universities, TAFE NSW is designing associate and full degrees When some people are confronted by a challenge,…
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Moving into the dual sector future
The head of CIT says there are alternatives to a merger with Canberra University. By John Mitchell. Observers in VET…
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Moving into the dual sector future
The head of CIT says there are alternatives to a merger with Canberra University. By John Mitchell. Observers in VET…
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Death knell premature says skills boss
Australian manufacturers want training to be at work, about work, and for work being performed now and into the future.…
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Countering UK-style disengagement
On the third day of the recent riots in England I was sitting in the community college in Dubbo NSW,…
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New pathways for RTOs working in retail training
It’s hard to miss the story in the mass media that the Australian retail industry is in bad shape. The…
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Two types of quality thwart a tertiary sector
Will VET and higher education ever agree on a definition of quality, John Mitchell asks. The VET and higher education…
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It’s all in the message
Uni not turned out how you’d planned? Looking for a new direction? Like to stand out from the crowd? Then…
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Simplistic templates won’t wash
Over half a billion bucks is riding on workforce development plans, so the race is on to learn how to…
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Long-term solution to VET research
The fostering of novice researchers in VET is critical, says John Mitchell. A lack of quality research bedevils VET, leaving…
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VET workforce knows its gaps
To assist industry with workforce development plans, vocational educators need to get their own house in order, writes John Mitchell.…
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Income support: HECS top-ups could save the public purse
Australian students want better income support, but the government doesn’t want to spend any more money. HECS for living costs…
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Uneven performance by Productivity Commission
The commission's report on the VET workforce is of mixed quality, says John Mitchell. The Productivity Commission‘s recent report on…
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Debate open on higher education for VET teachers
Do VET teachers need more than a Certificate IV qualification, asks John Mitchell. When researching the VET sector over the…
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The value of knowing why people drop out
Providers could collect the reasons for non-completions, suggests John Mitchell. Does it matter how completion rates for full VET qualifications…
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Distance education a new profit line
The revival of distance education contains a glimpse of the future, says John Mitchell. Over the last 15 or so…
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NCVER “needs to listen”
John Mitchell says SSA findings misrepresented In Campus Review last week NCVER’s Dr Tom Karmel wrote an opinion piece No…
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Demand-driven VET needs talent at the top
Why are vocational education managers and leaders given scant attention asks John Mitchell. On International Women’s Day, it was uncomfortable…
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Pumping up professionals
Sports-style leadership needed in VET, writes John Mitchell. I have just watched our Prime Minister on the evening news rousing…
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Unexpected love for TAFE
SA government reverses the trend, writes John Mitchell. The elephant in the room in VET is TAFE. It delivers most…
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