A concerning situation is quickly developing for more than 100,000 independent tertiary education students in Victoria due to the state’s COVID-19 shutdown. The fear is that many of these students will be unable to complete their studies this year and ...
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2020 Graduate outcomes are promising, but gender gaps persist
The 2020 Graduate Outcome Survey – Longitudinal (GOS-L) report was recently released by Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT), with figures showing a significant jump in the number of graduates in full-time work since 2017 and varying gender gaps ...
More »International education is still alive in Australia, but we must ‘look after them’
Despite fears that financial insecurity and border closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could destroy the international education sector, the situation may not be as dire as one might assume – as long as Australia takes the right steps. ...
More »Universities Australia in discussions with government over foreign relations bill
Universities Australia’s chief executive Catriona Jackson says the peak body is in discussions with two government departments regarding the government’s proposed bill that will allow it to veto agreements between countries and a range of stakeholders – including universities. “We ...
More »ITECA CEO takes the gloss off new TAFE report
A new report has highlighted TAFE’s role in Australia’s economic success and warned that not investing in the sector will destroy our economy’s engines for prosperity, growth and equity. Authored by the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, the ...
More »AEU accuses productivity commission of putting profits above TAFE’s future
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has submitted its response to the latest Productivity Commission National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review Interim Report, providing a scathing review of the sector’s current situation. The union contends that the new national ...
More »Push for learner profiles: ‘We need to open doors, not narrow pathways’
The education sector should move away from the heavy focus on ATAR and students should instead leave school with a ‘learner profile’ that takes into account a range of their skills, knowledge and experiences. That was one of the key ...
More »Australian universities are in turmoil and that’s not good for VET: Opinion
Following new plans for “job ready” graduates released by the Commonwealth Government, Australian universities are in turmoil. This follows persistent opposition by the government to prevent universities from participating in JobKeeper. Commonwealth Government plans announced by Minister Dan Tehan will ...
More »If you are serious about making an impact with your research, check out the Pasteur’s Quadrant
The rigour vs relevance debate has raged in business schools since their inception. In the early days, most professors were retired or were very experienced executives whose role was to narrate war stories to students. Students found their education highly ...
More »Time for an integrated tertiary education system
A series of government reviews over the past year highlights why it’s no longer appropriate to look at tertiary education as a binary choice for students, presented as a choice between undertaking study in the higher education sector or the ...
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