VET & TAFE
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Plan to bring Indonesian VET trainers to Australia
The federal government is looking to bring Indonesian VET trainers to Australia, so they can learn and return to educate…
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Sage students get help to move providers
Thousands of students at Sage Institute’s network of colleges have been told they will be given help to find a…
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Opinion: VET Student Loans in need of consultation and a clear destination
The last decade has been turbulent for the VET sector. Funding arrangements and the regulatory environment have changed constantly, with…
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Parliament ignorant of details on ‘rushed’ VET loans bill
The devil is always in the details, including those in sweeping reforms like federal education minister Simon Birmingham’s VET Student…
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