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  Qualification completion rates vary widely by education sectors and industries. So how do we support these students? By Susan Hartigan Many educators measure the success of their offered qualifications by their rate of course completion. Qualification completion is an important ...

  There is a serious policy vacuum on skills funding. By Martin Riordan The rush by Canberra to raid previously sacrosanct university funding, and states leaping to raise TAFE and vocational education fees or withdraw group training funds amid the ...

The number of new apprenticeships has dwindled in the last twelve months. NSW has seen a drop by 10 per cent in new apprenticeships and traineeships since this time last year. Considering the implications of this downward trend, employers are ...

  ASQA’s chief commissioner Chris Robinson explains the need for strong regulation. By John Mitchell. How many current VET providers are shonky operators? Is it one per cent, two per cent or five per cent of the 5,000 or so ...

  Emphasis on the fostering of learning is underrated. By Liz Harris The leading weekly business newspaper in Western Australia, WA Business News, often features lots of men in expensive suits and reports regularly on news in the finance, property ...

 As the pace of change accelerates in our workplaces, we must make sure we are skilling up in ways that are going to match future needs. By Philip Bullock It’s never been easy to predict which skills and qualifications are ...

High hopes for an improved VET quality framework remain unfulfilled. By John Mitchell The initial hopes raised by VET policy papers sometimes fade a little after a second reading. This is the case with regard to the position paper recently ...

New South Wales premier Barry O’Farrell was on hand to launch a learning initiative that aims to create an open exchange of ideas among leaders of vocational education and training colleges around the world. The Global Learning Circle will link ...

Australia’s international standing depends on careful implementation of the Chaney report’s goals. By Helen Zimmerman It is with mixed emotions that those of us who have worked in the international education sector for many years read the International Education Advisory ...

VET in regional Victoria has been particularly hard-hit by policy changes. By Dr Peter Whitley Regional Australia is the home and workplace for approximately 29 per cent of the Australian population, with people in the bush contributing very positively to ...