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TEQSA will raise ante on English-language provision

While English-medium universities have always attracted international students looking to develop their English language and intercultural skills while obtaining a degree, the quantity and quality of language support available to them has been variable. Universities have been holding their breath ...

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Canada’s higher education potlatch

Many academic colleagues may be unaware but Vancouver, Canada, has just played host to the largest gathering of higher education practitioners in the world, with 8,700 delegates converging on a stunningly beautiful city – a city at this time of ...

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Long-term solution to VET research

The fostering of novice researchers in VET is critical, says John Mitchell. A lack of quality research bedevils VET, leaving it at risk of being further damaged by poor policy decisions and mass media beat-ups. Two recent examples are the ...

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Third wave of VET reform bodes well but…

If TAFE Institutes are to prosper under demand-driven conditions, then they need to be given more power to control their own destinies, writes Andy Smith In early May, Skills Australia released its long-awaited report on the future of the VET ...

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Private VET providers reluctant to supply data

Online Intro a comprehensive data collection is needed for public policy and quality assurance, writes Tom Karmel who wants provision mandated. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research manages, on behalf of all Australian governments, a series of data collections ...

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If laissez-faire rules, TAFE suffers

There is plenty of empirical evidence that shows that marketised systems in tertiary education result in dodgy providers, appalling delivery and lowered standards that in turn elicit more regulations and demands for compliance, writes Leesa Wheelahan The federal government’s 2011 ...

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The art of attraction

Intro ICT use by teachers and trainers within the VET sector is diverse and uneven, writes Lucas Walsh. Talk about "new media" to many academics and e-learning practitioners and you will often get the response, "But this new media is ...

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