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Sectors asunder
The boundaries are supposed to be blurring. But this year’s budget has prised VET further apart from higher education, and…
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Reserve powers could set limits on unlimited supply
Universities shouldn’t feel threatened by the government’s reserve powers to limit student numbers. The federal government has reserved the right…
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High dollar “the new normal” international educators told
The time has come for international education to do some “future casting”. The international education community needs to stop obsessing…
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PPP off target on “critical” skills: new data
The federal government’s marketised VET program hasn’t hit the right skill needs. The federal government’s prototype demand-driven program for VET,…
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National VET entitlement on the shelf
The federal government has hosed down plans for a national training guarantee, even though the Victorian prototype appears to have…
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We’ll keep Europe whole and solvent: unis’ pitch for euros
Austere European governments should keep the razor away from education and research, because it’s “growth-friendly expenditure”, according to the EU…
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Rio process takes a step forward
Europe’s universities and their peak bodies are extending their influence across the South Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Europe’s efforts to…
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Silence clouds tuition assurance changes
Labor says better information disclosure will help solve problems in international education. But it’s ignoring its own advice by keeping…
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India collapses, as international education moves to recycling phase
International education’s worse fears are being realised, with the Indian market collapsing and China following suit. India has all but…
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More language tests for student visas
The immigration minister has finally wound up a language testing anomaly suspected of discouraging international students. A potential impediment to…
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Skills barely rate a mention from Coalition
Training was front and centre in the federal budget. But the opposition left it behind the dead ball line. VET…
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Unis $3 billion better off under us: ALP
Labor claims universities have reaped a $3 billion windfall since it took office. But a higher education analyst says its…
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Completion rates higher: NCVER
New NCVER modelling has revised trade apprentice completion rates upwards. But the rates still aren’t good – and they’re virtually…
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Budget cuts early repayment bonuses
A budget reduction to early HECS repayment incentives – unexpected, unlike the halving of the up-front payment discount – will…
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VET centrepiece?
This wasn’t really VET’s year, budget papers suggest. The federal government nominated its $3 billion Building Australia’s future workforcepackage as the…
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Split demand
Student demand and industry demand aren’t the same thing. In May 2009, with the Bradley report still warm from the…
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Let’s end dependence: Youth Allowance submissions
Independence – and how to define it – has emerged as a key issue for the income support review. Arguments…
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Don’t fear comparisons: Skills Australia
All VET providers – not just private colleges – should be more transparent, says Skills Australia. Private VET providers would…
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Vic budget exceeds expectations
Victorian VET was happy with last week’s state budget, but a renowned legal figure has attacked the state’s eligibility rules.…
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Lean uni budget prompts arts stoush
Last week Chris Evans hinted this could be VET’s year, as far as budget allocations are concerned. And Victoria has…
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Enrolments soar in Vic VET
Rampant demand for VET in Victoria may not be all it seems Enrolments have skyrocketed in what’s currently Australia’s only…
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Four-day diplomas for the workers, Bali trip for the boss
Victoria’s fully competitive training system is fostering dubious claims, and experts warn the problems could run far deeper. A Victorian…
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Demand growth cools
The government has claimed credit for record student numbers. But the latest figures suggest the labour market was the main…
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Skills report calls for Bradley scale expansion for VET
Seven days out from this year's federal budget - an anorexic one, if government pre-commentary can be believed - a…
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Equity improvements queried
More disadvantaged students applied for university last year. But not enough, according to the experts. Newly released DEEWR statistics suggest…
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