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Thriving in the age of international education

With the demand for higher education booming worldwide, particularly in China and India, will universities be able to satisfy demand? And can Australia become a serious player in this expanding field? Our international education industry keeps expanding, which is good ...

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NTEU accuses VU of manufacturing a deficit

Victoria University has been accused of having a “manufactured deficit” to justify sweeping workforce restructures, a claim that university management has firmly denied. Paul Adams, president of the National Tertiary Education Union’s VU branch, said the 115 job losses that ...

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OECD touts mums’ economic potential

You don’t often see a positive spin on unemployment figures. In this case, however, mums have cause to smile. The OECD has tipped them as the single largest potential contributor to Australia’s workforce. In a report, Connecting People with Jobs, ...

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Apprenticeship numbers keep falling

Trade apprenticeship numbers have continued their decline, new statistics from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research have shown, with the number of new apprentices plummeting. Between September 2015 and September 2016, trade apprenticeship numbers decreased by 4.7 per cent ...

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Mindfulness may trigger past trauma in students

Classroom mindfulness can cause anxiety and stress in students who’ve experienced trauma, an expert has warned. Flinders University education academic Dr Leigh Burrows has advised that teachers who want to use the practice should learn their students' backgrounds and not ...

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