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At least four state governments have started work on creating their own versions of Denise Bradley’s integrated tertiary education sector. Three states have followed Victoria’s lead in developing their own tertiary sector plans, with Commonwealth policies paving the way for ...

Politics might have doomed Tasmania Tomorrow, but its advocates say the vital signs were promising. Politics might have forced the untimely demise of the Tasmania Tomorrow post-Year 10 schooling and VET reforms (CR online, 28.06.10). But that doesn’t mean they ...

Tasmania Tomorrow has changed things in the island state, despite its early demise. The Tasmanian polytechnic is “firmly embedded” despite major structural changes announced last month, according to board member Professor Judith Walker. Walker, deputy dean of the University of ...

Are asylum concerns “killing” international education? A reported “blunder” by immigration minister Chris Evans last week has fuelled concerns that international education may be getting caught up in the asylum-seeker debate. Evans found himself the subject of media headlines when ...

With the coffers looking fuller than expected, the government should finish the Bradley jigsaw, according to the peak universities body. Universities can claim partial credit for the better than expected economic outlook – and should be rewarded accordingly – according ...

While SA’s VET blueprint has been influenced by its eastern neighbour, it’s not a carbon copy of the Victorian reforms. People with prior high-level qualifications have controversially been excluded from Victoria’s VET entitlement scheme. But South Australia may take an ...

While the SA government might want to turn Adelaide into a university city, it’s VET enrolments that have been the big mover. International enrolments grew faster in South Australia than any other state or territory over most of the last ...

While official enrolment stats now reflect a malaise in international education, experts warn of much worse to come. Predictions of a dramatic downturn in international students are starting to show up in the official enrolment statistics maintained by Australian Education ...

While South Australia’s proposals for a new VET system will cop plenty of flak, no one could accuse the state of lacking ideas. South Australia could introduce a Victorian-style training entitlement, available regardless of people’s educational history and backed up ...

While Australia has more publicly funded VET students than ever, the private sector is claiming a steadily growing share. Private providers have received a bigger share of the public VET purse since Labor came into power federally, reflecting the influence ...