First fee-free childcare students begin their courses The first cohort of childcare TAFE students to have their diploma course fees waived by the federal government began their courses this month. From this year fee-free courses will be offered to an ...

The economic downturn has necessitated a rethink on apprenticeships, according to TAFE Directors Australia (TDA), which wants new pathways that allow people to train towards trades even if they don’t have concurrent employment. “For most traditional occupations we haven’t ever ...

Mugabe’s daughter in eye of student storm Calls in Harare for the deportation of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s daughter from Hong Kong where she is studying have turned violent. Sixty university students were jailed after clashes with Zimbabwe riot police ...

Creative industries receive major boost A $17 million Creative Industries Innovation Centre to be located at UTS will provide free assistance to businesses in the creative sector to boost productivity. It is one of six innovation centres funded under the ...

At least 20 new university campuses will have to be built in outer suburban areas to accommodate the 284,000 additional students anticipated students to swamp the sector in the wake of the Bradley review. In her review of higher education ...

The chair of IDP Education Australia Professor Ian Young has written to all Australian Universities advising them that its successful Peace Scholarship program has been terminated. Since it was established in 2004, more than 300 students from 13 countries came ...

The Cutler and Bradley reports have been designed to answer different questions. But they raise some questions about each other, writes John Ross. The Bradley and Cutler reviews were the two big ticket items in higher education last year, attracting ...

Education provider Navitas says it is yet to feel any effects from the global financial crisis and it could even benefit from an increase in demand for higher education during tough economic times. The company, which provides university programs globally ...

Tasmania’s new-look VET and senior school system is in chaos, according to the state branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU), with staff shortages, confused reporting lines and people teaching the wrong subjects. But the system’s CEOs say these are ...