VET & TAFE

Kirstie ChlopickiFebruary 27, 2018

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NCVER launches 20 year snapshot of VET

In an Australian first, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released an interactive timeline of Australia's VET…

Loren SmithFebruary 20, 2018

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VET sector failing disadvantaged students

NSW VET isn't doing right by Aboriginal students, and those experiencing disabilities, mental health issues and homelessness. Youth Action, Uniting and…

Kirstie ChlopickiFebruary 5, 2018

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NAEN backs calls for VET review

New reports suggest the VET sector may be reviewed and overhauled within the next 12 months. Recommendations to review the…

Kirstie ChlopickiFebruary 2, 2018

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Apprenticeship mentoring program funded

The National Apprentice Employment Network (NAEN) has this week welcomed $60 million worth of funding for a new mentoring and…

Kirstie ChlopickiJanuary 23, 2018

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NSW apprenticeships get a makeover

Changes made to the state’s apprenticeship system aim to make it more responsive to the demands of the workplace, skills…

Kirstie ChlopickiDecember 13, 2017

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STEM graduates solve social problems

Staged in Canberra recently, the Battle of the Innovators competition saw Australia’s STEM graduates prove their worth in the form…

Loren SmithDecember 13, 2017

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Education spending ‘incoherent’: Mitchell Institute

An education policy and research body has rebuked the government for its approach to sector funding, calling it "disjointed". Victoria…

Kirstie ChlopickiNovember 24, 2017

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Project will elevate the status of VET

Australia’s National Apprentice Employment Network (NAEN) has welcomed a new initiative that will promote the range of careers available through…

Kirstie ChlopickiOctober 27, 2017

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Report shows value of vocational education

Vocational education needs to be recognised as a valuable career choice rather than as a second-class option compared with university…

Conor BurkeOctober 13, 2017

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BCA calls for tertiary education rethink

The Business Council of Australia has released a discussion paper which proposes an overhaul of the tertiary education sector. The…

Kirstie ChlopickiSeptember 21, 2017

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VET programs open doors to skilled careers

The VET in Schools (VETiS) program has a high success rate of putting students in jobs, a new study has…

Loren SmithAugust 24, 2017

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Putting the ‘e’ for ‘entrepreneur’ in VET

Domestic manufacturing has all but disappeared, the mining boom is long over, and jobs like IT support are increasingly being…

Loren SmithAugust 21, 2017

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NSW TAFEs, universities co-create entrepreneurship school

Sydney got its very own Stanford with the launch of the Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) on Wednesday. Unlike the…

Loren SmithJuly 28, 2017

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Education leader praises Asia’s VET sector

In the 1990s, Peter Noonan says, our VET sector was the envy of the rest of the Asia-Pacific. Now, the professor…

Loren SmithJuly 3, 2017

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TAFE warns government: ‘Don’t fund uni diplomas’

Following a brief budget uplift, it’s been a tumultuous time for the vocational education sector. TAFE enrolment numbers have plummeted…

Loren SmithMay 30, 2017

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Indigenous gap closing thanks to VET

Indigenous youths are becoming more educated, and are thereby helping to Close the Gap, according to a new report from…

Peter NoonanMay 25, 2017

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Opinion: The future of funding VET and higher education: a cohesive approach is needed

The 2017 Budget underscores the need for an approach to tertiary funding that is cohesive and recognises the differences between…

Loren SmithMay 12, 2017

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VET training body delighted by Budget

Unlike other higher education divisions, the VET sector has largely embraced the 2017 Budget, which endows the sector with $1.56…

James WellsMarch 30, 2017

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Push to include VET on innovation agenda

The incoming chief executive of TAFE Directors Australia says he will push to get vocational education included on the government’s…

Patrick AvenellMarch 16, 2017

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Bond University College debuts to suit new cohort of heterogeneous would-be uni students

Catherine O’Sullivan is the pro vice-chancellor for pathways and partnerships at Bond University. In this role, O’Sullivan is overseeing the…

James WellsMarch 16, 2017

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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…