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An imminent restructure and curriculum overhaul gets John Melville-Jones thinking he’s seen it all before. At a time when UWA faculties are upon the cusp of restructure, it is appropriate to revive (with some updates) a proposal that I made ...

Plagiarism is an enduring issue in higher education. Perhaps a change in approach is required, says Milind Sathye. An Australian university recently made headlines for allowing more than 100 overseas students to graduate despite an allegation of plagiarism against them. ...

Disability leader appointed to national VET council Elizabeth Reid, the Northern Territory’s disability coordination officer, has been appointed to the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC). Reid, whose position is hosted by Charles Darwin University, has expertise in equity issues ...

Which providers will dominate VET in future, asks John Mitchell. What is the ideal size for a VET provider? This question springs to mind after one vice-chancellor recently called for the creation of large polytechnics to offer vocational certificates and ...

Frontline managers in the VET sector have been found to conform to reform processes while simultaneously opposing them, according to an award-winning thesis. Dr Annette Foley, a lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Ballarat, spent six ...

Is there a role for enhanced TAFEs to help achieve the government’s social inclusion targets, asks Meeuwis Boelen. Professor Stephen Parker, vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, has recently speculated in the media on the capacity, or otherwise, of Australian ...

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 ...

While Australia is becoming increasingly sophisticated in its approaches to workforce skills development, Scotland holds some salient clues to dealing with one of the more entrenched issues of workforce development. Ewart Keep, professor of social sciences at the University of ...

Major textbook publisher to rent not sell One of the US’s largest textbook publishers announced this month that it would start renting books to students at 40 per cent to 70 per cent of the sale price, reports the New York ...