VET & TAFE
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Are students choosing TAFE over universities?
University degrees have become increasingly less popular for prospective students according to the latest census data, which showed a 109,000…
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Will a new government undo knotted problems in the stalled reform of the VET National Agreement and the Australian Qualifications Framework? Opinion
Introduction, problem and purpose Australia has a new national government. All participants in the higher education (HE) and research sectors…
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New course created to improve frontline workers’ responses to sexual violence survivors
A new RMIT vocational course aims to educate students to better recognise and respond adequately to victim-survivors of sexual violence…
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Expert says teachers’ learning is ‘critical’ in the VET sector – podcast
In a rapidly changing society, ongoing learning is important for vocational training teachers; one way for them to keep learning…
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Outreach program needed to re-engage disadvantaged learners impacted by COVID – opinion
Community Colleges Australia (CCA) is proposing a national outreach program to re-engage disadvantaged and vulnerable learners who have left training…
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The skills we need for the future we want: Part 2 – opinion
This paper represents the second of a 2 part series designed to interpose a manufacturing workers’ union view into the…
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The skills we need for the future we want: Part 1 – Opinion
The future we want will not fall from the sky. Like any period of great challenge that we have had…
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Will Omicron devastate Australian vocational education and training in 2022? Opinion
Now is the time to start planning for re-engagement of vulnerable and disadvantaged VET learners; both our economy and our…
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Independent peak body calls Labor’s 2022 election announcement ‘TAFE-centric’, not ‘student-centric’
The peak body for the independent tertiary education sector has voiced disappointment with Labor’s $1.2 million skills and higher education…
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How students’ socioeconomic background could be turning them away from university study – podcast
Accessing a university education is nowhere near as competitive or elitist as it was in times gone by, with institutions…
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Peak bodies issue joint statement, concerned about onshore international students turning to ‘low-cost’ training providers
A joint position statement has been released by the Independent Tertiary Council Australia (ITECA) and TAFE Directors Australia (TDA), with…
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NT finalist in VET trainer of year awards explains the advantages of vocational studies – podcast
In this podcast Campus Review talks to Wendy Blight, A VET trainer and workplace assessor at Charles Darwin University (CDU)…
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Independent sector concerned Australia’s skills investment is not resulting in bang for buck
The Independent Tertiary Council Australia (ITECA) has raised concerns after a new report found declines in the number of students…
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Vocational students dropping out of studies in 2020 blamed on COVID, new report
Vocational education and training (VET) providers have faced many of the same challenges as Australian universities, with COVID-19 international border…
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TEQSA approves Australia’s first new university in nearly a decade
Australian higher education students will be afforded more choice after one new university and three university colleges were approved by…
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Overcoming the challenges of a male-dominated trade to become a teacher to the industry’s next generation: opinion
I've found in locksmithing you have to navigate people and very different situations. It could be a domestic violence situation,…
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Independent education peak body releases its blueprint for tomorrow’s workforce
The peak body for independent providers in higher education, vocational education, training and skills sectors has just released its blueprint…
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Why some VET teachers need to receive vaccination priority: opinion
Aged care, disability and foundation skills Australian vocational education and training (VET) teachers need to receive priority status as Australia…
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ITECA chief writes to Treasurer, warns further support is critical
The Independent Tertiary Education Council of Australia (ITECA) has written a letter to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, concerning how the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Decimated apprentice and trainee numbers justifies $4 billion intervention, ITECA warns
The peak body representing independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector, the Independent Tertiary Education…
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The Industry View, part 4: improving training product development
In this fourth and final part of the series on industry’s view of training product design and development, we discuss…
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The Industry View, part 3: too many qualifications in VET?
One of the criticisms of VET is that there are too many qualifications, many of which have few to no…
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VET transparency and accountability more fallacy than fact, or ‘when all else fails, tell the truth’
This article concerns ‘transparency and accountability’ in the national vocational education and training (VET) sector. The theory is that transparency begets…
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The Industry View, part 2: employer views of VET and implications for training product reform
In this second part in the series on industry views on training product reform, we tackle head on calls by…
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The Industry View, part 1: skill standards – more than just a name
One of the first priorities for the new National Cabinet Reform Committee on Skills, being the old Skills Ministers forum,…
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