The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is willing to expand its scope and embrace the whole tertiary sector, as recommended by the Bradley review. And an integrated statistical system incorporating both higher education and VET will be an ...
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The federal government isn’t waiting for its latest review to wind up before it changes consumer protection legislation for overseas students. Last week, education minister Julia Gillard introduced a Bill to amend the Education Services for Overseas Students Act, just ...
More »Amenities fee: Ellis shapes up for round two
The federal government remains “absolutely committed” to restoring campus services and amenities, according to youth minister Kate Ellis. And while her office won’t reveal how she plans to achieve this, in the wake of last week’s 34-all Senate rejection of ...
More »AEI: the Indian giver of market intelligence
Australian Education International, DEEWR’s international arm, has overlooked Australia’s second-largest, fastest growing and most sensitive international education market in the “market data snapshots” it produces on individual countries. AEI has produced 34 of the snapshots, designed to furnish stakeholders with ...
More »India to regulate its own agents
India’s governments are developing legislation to regulate educational agents operating in the subcontinent, according to a member of the delegation of high-level public servants, police and education officials that toured the country last month. Tony Zalewski, who represented the Australian ...
More »Students expect little action on youth allowance – but welcome talks
Education minister Julia Gillard is convening a roundtable to discuss the proposed youth allowance changes with some of their youthful critics. But she appears unlikely to budge on the proposals – not without a quid pro quo, at any rate. ...
More »Evans amplifies visa scrutiny
The immigration department is ramping up its scrutiny of student visa applications from people in six countries, including India, in an effort to stamp out visa fraud and ensure applicants have enough money to live and study in Australia. Immigration ...
More »It’s not just agents – consultants need a close eye too
Australia needs to raise the bar for new colleges seeking accreditation to train international students, and it can do this by closely monitoring the consultants that advise them, according to the head of Australia’s multi-state VET regulator. accountant. It usually ...
More »Unmet demand snaps back, as stuttering economy stirs demand
Demand for higher education has risen sharply, and availability of places has failed to keep pace, as the economic downturn sent a tremor through this year’s applications, offers and acceptances data. Applications have rebounded this year, jumping more than 5 ...
More »International review will stick to ESOS issues: Baird
The federal review of international education may extend to areas such as curriculum and students’ language abilities – but only if they’re relevant to student welfare and consumer issues, according to review head Bruce Baird. Baird, a former state and ...
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