The great growth in tertiary education is well underway but does everyone need a degree? asks Stuart Middleton It is amazing how messages that meet with approval get around and keep popping up in faraway places. The latest Times Higher ...

Australia’s leading expert on whistleblowing law has welcomed Federal Government “long overdue” whistleblower protection legislation. Professor A J Brown said that the introduction of the Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013 took the government closer to its promise of having the ...

But the NTEU says the money doesn’t even cover recent funding cuts. Victorian TAFEs will get $200 million to support innovation and structural reform. Victorian premier Denis Napthine and state minister for higher education Peter Hall announced the additional funding ...

The university network believes there are ways of attracting more students to regional areas. Students who choose to study at regional universities should have access to subsidised accommodation through a HECS loan. Professor David Battersby, chair of the Regional Universities ...

TAFE NSW-Sydney Institute is the inaugural winner of the Australian International Training Provider of the Year award. Director David Riordan shares his insights into globalisation for education. In recent years we have hosted delegations and study tours from China, Korea, ...

The TAFE shake up around the nation has led to closures and mergers for some institutions but the sector is strong and will survive, writes Brendan Sheehan For anyone involved in or with the public TAFE system, the past year ...

One of the nation’s largest TAFEs has shown it is far from ‘outdated’ by demonstrating a list of successful, ground-breaking courses. By John Mitchell Over the past 12 months, the prevailing narrative emanating from some commentators was that TAFE institutes ...

The Australian National University (ANU) has launched the Tuckwell Scholarship program, offering $20,000 per annum for up to five years to school leavers committed to making a difference in their communities. A total of 25 Tuckwell Scholarships each year will ...

Australia may be closer than previously thought to its target for higher-education participation by underprivileged students, according to the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). In 2009, the federal government said it wanted to raise the proportion of undergraduate students ...

The return on investment for post-graduate study has been questioned but the evidence shows it pays off – in time. By Mardi Chapman A tight labour market can encourage people to spend more years at university – earning extra qualifications ...