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Disability leader appointed to national VET council Elizabeth Reid, the Northern Territory’s disability coordination officer, has been appointed to the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC). Reid, whose position is hosted by Charles Darwin University, has expertise in equity issues ...

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Size matters in VET

Which providers will dominate VET in future, asks John Mitchell. What is the ideal size for a VET provider? This question springs to mind after one vice-chancellor recently called for the creation of large polytechnics to offer vocational certificates and ...

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VET middle managers work for and against reform

Frontline managers in the VET sector have been found to conform to reform processes while simultaneously opposing them, according to an award-winning thesis. Dr Annette Foley, a lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Ballarat, spent six ...

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Universities, TAFEs and polytechnics

Is there a role for enhanced TAFEs to help achieve the government’s social inclusion targets, asks Meeuwis Boelen. Professor Stephen Parker, vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra, has recently speculated in the media on the capacity, or otherwise, of Australian ...

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Lessons in skills development

While Australia is becoming increasingly sophisticated in its approaches to workforce skills development, Scotland holds some salient clues to dealing with one of the more entrenched issues of workforce development. Ewart Keep, professor of social sciences at the University of ...

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Accreditation is not a dirty word

Planning the development of so-called academic achievement standards has just begun, but already the process appears flawed. Accreditation might provide the answer, says Roger March. Let’s pretend you’re a parent of Daniel, a Year 12 student destined for university next ...

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A paler shade of green

The Rudd government’s green jobs and training initiative needs to be applauded, but there are many unanswered questions as to how it will be delivered at the coalface, writes Larry Smith. On 30 July, the Rudd government announced funding for ...

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Heading towards 2012

The student-demand driven world of 2012 is just around the corner. Conor King ponders what role there will be, if any, for tertiary admissions centres.ents selecting courses. TACs can usefully facilitate this, primarily through being a single, if state-focused, point ...

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Time to act is now

Australia’s education system has much to be proud of, but unless decisive action is taken very soon, international education will be severely damaged, writes Ian Young.s particularly the case with VET, where there are more than 4000 providers regulated by ...

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