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VET & TAFE
Coalition’s pitch to get more students into VET after high school
A Coalition government would invest $260m to get more high school students to take up trades instead of pursuing university,…
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$35m for new Cairns TAFE to train care and support workers
A $35m investment will be made into a new aged care, disability support and mental health care and support TAFE…
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VET numbers soar past 1.26 million in skills push
The number of students enrolled in government-funded vocational education and training (VET) courses has surpassed 1.26 million under a national…
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$83m to convert casual teachers to TAFE educators
The NSW state government will commit $83.1m over the next four years to help convert casual teachers to permanent employment…
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TAFE teacher rules relaxed to improve shortage
High school teachers and teachers-in-training can now use their qualifications at TAFE in a "commonsense" move to ease the shortage…
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Apprenticeship scheme to be reviewed as half of trainees drop out
A $1.3bn scheme to get more people into apprenticeships will be investigated amid concerns it is failing to grow the…
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News
Are students choosing TAFE over universities?
University degrees have become increasingly less popular for prospective students according to the latest census data, which showed a 109,000…
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News
Survey ‘vindicates’ need for TAFE funding increases but head of independent providers disagrees
A nationally representative sample of 1001 Australians aged 18 and over found that 94 per cent of respondents believed federal…
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News
VET: The great equaliser for African refugees
Vocational education qualifications provide a raft of opportunities for disadvantaged people such as refugees, who often experience disrupted educational experiences…
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News
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…
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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…
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Commentary
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…
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Government’s stimulus package a shot in the arm for apprentices, trainees
The peak body for over 100 Group Training Organisations (GTOs) in Australia last week welcomed an injection of cash to…
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Opinion
Thinking in silos and ignoring the practical skills gap gets us nowhere: opinion
In days long ago in our home in the caves, we created objects and devices, and then constructed places to…
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Employers prefer VET over TAFE: survey
A new survey from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has found that employers prefer the independent VET…
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Policy & Reform
‘Does it take a village?’ Community influence on university aspirations
Equal access to post-school pathways has been a focus of the government, perennially concerned about developing a robust future workforce…
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News
Education institutions ‘ill-prepared’ for cyber ‘beast’: report
A new report has warned that Australian education institutions are ill-prepared for the cyber-security threats of the digital age. Commissioned…
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Commentary
It’s time to end the apprentice hunger games
A wall of inequality was built into our post-schooling system decades ago, and today its legacy has left us with…
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Faculty Focus
Tradie to nurse: the men who could help fill the nursing shortfall
With an ageing and growing population, the nursing industry has to try and keep up. The number of RNs needed is…
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Policy & Reform
Election 2019: What’s in it for VET?
While there is very little difference between what the Coalition and Labor are offering in school funding – save for…
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News
Budget roundup: universities say surplus a missed opportunity
The government is touting a $7.1 billion surplus in its latest Budget but universities aren’t celebrating. Universities Australia said the…
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VET review: Professor urges schools to ditch VET/uni dichotomy
A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET…
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Podcasts
Diversity more than a multicoloured student body: US community college leader
The American TV show Community, which aired between 2009 and 2015, humourised the experiences of community college students. The usual stereotypes…
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Policy & Reform
Labor’s $10 billion-plus promise to prospective uni students
With a looming federal election tipped to go Labor's way, the party is releasing policy specifics. Having birthed the demand-driven system,…
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For creativity, ditch the light bulb theory: Danish psychology prof
You don't necessarily expect to hear Nietzsche quoted at a vocational education and training conference, but No Frills surprised attendees.…
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