The proposed expansion of federal funding to include the private sector is too high a risk, NTEU president Jeannie Rea warned. “The latest evidence of widespread rorting and poor quality of qualifications delivered by private providers under Victoria’s fully contestable ...

More than three-quarters of TAFE students believe a TAFE higher education course is as good as a university course in the same area, a national survey has revealed. The survey, by TAFE Directors Australia (TDA), found that the quality of ...

The proportion of aspiring teachers starting degrees without maths education beyond Year 10 has tripled in the past decade, new research has shown. The research studied the maths and science choices made by students in the NSW HSC between 2001 ...

Diverting academics away from long-term research projects will create a gap in the innovation system, one expert has argued. Michael Biercuk, associate professor in the school of physics at the University of Sydney, said the government’s proposal to divert funding ...

The Melbourne School of Design building – the newest structure at the University of Melbourne – has opened its doors to its first cohort of students. The site, which houses the faculty of architecture, building and planning, has been described ...