Australia is a world leader in considering access and quality issues in widening access to higher education Last month, the OECD hosted the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) General Conference, titled Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education. The conference ...

TAFE NSW’s new managing director, Pam Christie, discusses the impact of the NSW government’s Smart and Skilled reforms. What is the significance of the government’s decision to create the role of TAFE managing director? This is an important milestone as ...

Maori and migrant communities will soon form New Zealand’s majority – but the system is failing them. Two strands of discussion have come together this week in New Zealand, in much the same way as they did in Australia a ...

With many different pathways into accounting and business studies it is important to focus on the ethical principles and financial integrity at the heart of the education process. The Australian higher education sector is at an interesting turning point. Never ...

While agreeing with the thrust of the Ernst & Young report, that change is inevitable, the NTEU urges caution over relying too much on online learning. The latest contribution to the future of higher education debate from corporate consultants Ernst ...

The head of a leading private training association, Claire Field, answers the critics of her part of the sector Sometimes when you’re half way through a difficult task it can be hard to remember just why you started it in ...

Educational technology and virtual learning are not a passing phase but essential in higher education. For the past two decades in the university sector, those charged with supporting the use of educational technology for face-to-face, online and blended learning have ...

Some students can’t even afford the cost of public transport to college, says an in-depth Victorian report. Does it matter much to students if TAFE programs are dropped, fees for courses are raised, counselling services are scrapped and campuses are ...

The redistribution of Level 1 and 2 funding to private providers and Wananga will not solve issues of learning and student transition to tertiary education. The Tertiary Education Commission, which has oversight of all post-school education in New Zealand, has ...

An award-winning training group fears employers will soon not be able to afford to train many staff. Over the past 12 months the national media revealed that "VET reform" opened the door to shonky providers. However, a story that has ...