Teaching degrees are used by universities as a cash cow and this can partially explain startling teacher attrition rates, an expert has said. Recent research from the Australian National University shows 30 to 50 per cent of teachers quit the ...

The federal government has labelled a furore over a leaked Council of Australian Governments paper on a possible federal TAFE takeover a “beat-up” and “old news”. The leaked draft details a plan in which funding and loan schemes would become income contingent. ...

The private VET scandal shouldn’t turn students off taking school-based apprenticeships, Group Training Australia has said. Jim Barron, GTA chief executive, said these apprenticeships are a great way for school students to get a career kickstart. In these programs, students ...

Those who live closer to a university are more likely to aspire to attending one, research has found. An Australian Catholic University study analysed data from 12,000 adolescents, surveyed in a federal government Longitudinal Study of Australian Youth, to explore the ...

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has thrown his full support behind academics’ push to get children out of immigration detention – urging the prime minister to heed their concerns. In written correspondence to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, provided to Campus Review, the ...

Publicly listed university services provider Navitas Group has today reported a $45.5 million net profit after tax for the first half of the 2016 financial year. This is 12 per cent jump on the previous corresponding half-year, when taking into account a ...

The University of Sydney is taking a hard line on its new mathematics prerequisites that come into force in 2019. If students want to study STEM-related courses – or business and economics – at the university, they will have to ...

Discussion about whether practical equine skills can be taught online highlights emerging concerns about the limitations of ‘external modes’ of training. A revolution is occurring in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. A sudden increase is underway in the ...

It’s hard to predict just what’s next for the sector with so many shifting factors in play – but let’s try anyway. It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future, the Danish proverb runs. This is particularly true in ...

Australia’s new quality indicators exclude transnational students, and that needs to be fixed. Australia has been at the leading edge of transnational education for more than 30 years, ever since the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education partnered with the ...