VET & TAFE
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Break it to them gently: reports often obscure VET’s failings
A national report on the effectiveness of reform politely reveals numerous policy failings. As a consultant in VET for the…
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Labor’s pledged institutes sound like old college system
Federal Labor has announced an election plan that would create a new tier of higher education – one that looks…
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Refresh your memory: VET needs knowledge and experience
If federal public policymakers lack the knowledge and in-house experience related to VET, how can they address its problems? If…
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Massive enrolment growth needed to maintain participation rates
A new report shows that to simply maintain current participation rates in higher education and VET, both sectors will need…
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Opinion: Dismantling the VET blame game
The federal government lays VET FEE-HELP’s failure at Labor’s feet, conveniently ignoring its own policy shortcomings since 2013. What does…
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The $8000 question: Whom did Labor consult on VET FEE-HELP cap
Federal Labor has refused to disclose details of whom it consulted for its VET FEE-HELP cap, though it certainly didn’t talk…
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Design collaboratively, learn the same way: architect
Collaboration is the beating heart of effective vocational education spaces, an architect has said. Mark Freeman, from specialist educational architecture…
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BUDGET: VET funding declines amid policy vacuum
The 2016–17 federal Budget confirms that Commonwealth investment in Vocational Education and Training (VET) will fall by more than $500 million in…
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Price caps for VET courses tabled in report
The federal government is discussing capping the prices of vocational courses offered through VET FEE-HELP. This is one of the options…
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First step to VET recovery: admit the problem
The Victorian Government began the redemption of its VET sector in earnest by acknowledging the disastrous policy that left things…
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Run all school-based apprenticeships through group training: peak body
If the peak body for group training organisations gets its way, the upcoming federal Budget will contain proposals to run all school-based…
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TAFE chairs admit low confidence in federal government
The head of the TAFE chairs' lobby group is “probably not” confident renewed funding and federal policy stability will flow…
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COAG-sponsored review warns against sidelining TAFE
A mid-term review of the federal government’s five-year skills plan – implemented by federal Labor in 2012 – has concluded that…
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RedSpace moves TAFE Qld into applied research
TAFE Queensland has broken into the applied research sector with a new centre and indicates a future push into formal…
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Job cuts probable as part of TAFE NSW ‘modernisation’
Another round of job cuts and changes to enterprise agreements at TAFE New South Wales have been foreshadowed ahead of…
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Noonan addresses financing, image problems in VET policy paper
The VET sector has been in the spotlight recently due to pernicious practices by some providers and the exit from the industry…
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OTI shuts off new enrolments
The Open Training Institute – Open Universities Australia’s VET arm – has announced it has closed off new enrolments, permanently. Paul…
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Opinion: Stop shonks, then reform VET
Vocational education should be the engine room of a nation’s economy, and one of the bedrocks of a cohesive society.…
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Australian fashion: report on career prospects needs makeover
A report has identified students’ lack of access to apprenticeships as the cause of a bottleneck in Australia’s fashion industry but…
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‘People without jobs, jobs without people’
Rhetoric around youth unemployment must change, an expert has argued. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures rest youth unemployment at 12.44…
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Government calls TAFE takeover plan nothing new
The federal government has labelled a furore over a leaked Council of Australian Governments paper on a possible federal TAFE…
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Scandals don’t make apprenticeships bad idea: trainers group
The private VET scandal shouldn’t turn students off taking school-based apprenticeships, Group Training Australia has said. Jim Barron, GTA chief…
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Wrong courses for horses: online training won’t always work
Discussion about whether practical equine skills can be taught online highlights emerging concerns about the limitations of ‘external modes’ of…
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From beer to aerospace
Canada’s applied research model generates innovations across a variety of sectors from smaller businesses and students at VET-type institutions. By…
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Career change a priority for many, but also a hassle
For many Australians, their new year’s resolution is a career change, a new survey has shown. Get Qualified Australia (GQA),…
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