The development of the occupational hit-list for the skilled migration program reveals as much about Skills Australia as it does about what’s likely to be on the list. In choosing Skills Australia to develop the new skilled occupation list (SOL) ...
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The government wants to see universities collaborate to boost low-SES enrolments and a new alliance is one of the first off the block The federal government’s carrot-based approach to improving collaboration between institutions to increase participation of low-SES students resulted ...
More »Retirement? Don’t even think about it
The government wants workers to work longer and reskilling and re-education are going to be keys to achieving that goal. The Prime Minister wants us all to work harder and longer – for the sake of the country, of course. ...
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O’Neil joins the Griffith Asia Institutetor of the Flinders International Asia Pacific Institute and associate dean for research in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Between 1999 and 2000, O’Neil worked as a strategic analyst with Australia’s Defence Intelligence Organisation as ...
More »International postgraduate applications on the rise
While student visa application numbers are declining overall, they’re rising among would-be postgraduates. Student visa applications might be plummeting but applications from would-be postgraduates are rising, according to the latest figures from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The ...
More »International students and the law
Consumer protection laws can protect international students where others have failed, writes Philip H Clarke. The welfare of international students has properly received considerable attention in recent months and been the subject of reports at state and federal levels. However, ...
More »New amendment holds up ESOS amendment Bill
Senate passage of the ESOS Amendment Bill seemed assured after the Opposition gave it the tick last year, and the hurry-up last week. But now it’s back before the Lower House, with changes the government says it can’t accept. The ...
More »Academics love their work. Or do they?
Two new reports have contradictory findings on job satisfaction levels for academics. Either Australian academics are among the least satisfied in the world or they have consistently high levels of job satisfaction – much higher than their public sector and ...
More »OECD may fill “missing link” in world rankings
Learning outcomes project aims to get to grips with international teaching comparisons. An international study will measure and compare learning outcomes at universities around the world – and could provide the “missing link” for university rankings. The Organisation for Economic ...
More »Income support reform a “key accomplishment”: government
The federal government has listed the stalled reforms to the student income support system as one of its 10 “key accomplishments” in a progress report on its higher education revolution.ncrease their enrolments by up to 10 per cent over their ...
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