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Naming rites

For just a little while last week, VET had the whip hand. It was fun. But it was brief. “What’s in a name?” asked TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) CEO Martin Riordan. Lots, apparently. Prime Minister Julia Gillard had left the ...

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VET’s rocky road

Higher ed got a thorough health check in Labor’s first term. Now it’s VET’s turn, experts argue. VET faces a rocky road in the shifting political landscape, because – unlike higher education – it lacks a systematic policy with broad ...

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Vic cross-benchers force skills reform rethink

Victoria’s latest skills reforms have hit an upper house hurdle. Victoria’s upper house has demanded that the state government tone down the contentious VET eligibility criterion which denies government-supported places to adult students unless they pursue progressively higher qualifications. The ...

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The gap year data gap

The gap year needs mapping, according to research suggesting we don’t really know how many students defer – let alone how many come back. When then education minister Julia Gillard sought to change student income support arrangements last year, she ...

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Brown the new black

The wide brown parts of our land are about to see a bit more of the green stuff, with the regions getting first pick of new education spending. Half a billion dollars in dedicated infrastructure funding is just the start ...

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Rankings add to international woes

Most Australian unis lost ground in last week’s QS rankings – and there’s worse to come this week. Sliding global rankings could be the latest wave of the ‘perfect storm’ threatening to engulf international education in Australia, experts warn. All ...

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