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A transit in Azkaban

Having submitted his PhD thesis, Sean Perera finds parallels in the Book of the Dead. The all-consuming nature of PhD research leaves little of consequence to hold on to once the thesis is submitted. Feelings of worthlessness and lack of purpose ...

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Resignation at Southern Cross University

The resignation of a senior academic reflects both the madness of economic rationalism and the self-serving motives of ordinary people, writes Henry Barnes. “It is well known that problem avoidance is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving ...

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Market-based TAFE colleges

Are TAFE colleges capable of becoming more market-oriented, asks John Mitchell. While there is much public commentary about the negative impact of market reform policies on TAFE colleges, one option for TAFE colleges is to accept the policy shift and ...

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NARA pushes its case

While training ministers prepared to consider operational models for national regulation of the VET system, at their meeting in Brisbane last week, their ministerial company was pushing its case for a place in the new arrangements. In a newsletter distributed ...

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VET underfunded – but not just in NSW

Government VET funding has failed to keep pace with inflation and student contact hours, and individuals and businesses are picking up an increasing proportion of the bill, according to a 10-year analysis of VET finances by the NSW Teachers Federation. ...

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VET briefs

Queensland urged to boost regional TAFE courses The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland has urged the state government to offer a wider range of courses on regional TAFE campuses. CCIQ says many students travel hundreds of kilometres to Brisbane, ...

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College closed after Victorian audit

Victoria’s rapid audits of international education providers have claimed their first scalp with the closure of a private Melbourne management college, the St George Institute of Professionals. The college surrendered its Australian Quality Training Framework registration last week following an ...

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International briefs

Canadian cheaters to get a sub-F grade Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada, has introduced a grade worse than F – FD for “failure with academic dishonesty” – to discourage cheaters. Rob Gordon, the university’s director of criminology, says that ...

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Pyne plan will cost students dearly

Buoyed by the government’s six-month deferral of its changes to workforce eligibility criteria for youth allowance, the federal opposition now plans further amendments to the government’s income support reform Bill once it reaches the Senate. Education spokesperson Christopher Pyne said ...

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Victorian coalition to tackle low-SES participation

Four Victorian universities are in the early stages of a collaboration aimed at increasing participation among students from a particularly disadvantaged area of Melbourne. Melbourne University, RMIT, La Trobe University and Victoria University have been in discussions for almost a ...

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