VET and TAFE
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Top Stories
$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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4% pay rise for new NSW TAFE teachers
New NSW TAFE teachers will start out on salaries over $92,000 under a deal inked between the Minns government and teachers’ union.…
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News
Budget rundown: Intl student woes and clean energy research wins
The Albanese government's third budget released on Tuesday night put cost-of-living relief and the Future Made in Australia manufacturing policy…
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TAFE should be local, industry aligned force, review says
Vocational education and training (VET) should be led by "best-practice" TAFEs that act as leaders in meeting critical skills needs,…
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Will a new government undo knotted problems in the stalled reform of the VET National Agreement and the Australian Qualifications Framework? Opinion
Introduction, problem and purpose Australia has a new national government. All participants in the higher education (HE) and research sectors…
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Commentary
The skills we need for the future we want: Part 1 – Opinion
The future we want will not fall from the sky. Like any period of great challenge that we have had…
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News
VET satisfaction high but trade commencements down
New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows high student satisfaction with the overall quality of…
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Apprentice and trainee commencements rising despite 12-month trend
National apprentice and trainee commencements (trade and non-trade) increased to 55,680 in the March 2019 quarter, up 2.2 per cent…
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Commentary
Is it time for disruption in tertiary education?
While the world is changing faster than ever, innovation in tertiary education is occurring slowly. Australia is facing an increasingly…
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Degree no guarantee of higher income when it comes to STEM: study
While there is a generally accurate perception that tertiary qualifications will earn you a higher income in the long run when…
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News
Over $3 billion for skills done and dusted
There are still butchers and bakers a plenty. Vehicle painters, however, have mostly replaced candlestick makers. And there will likely soon be…
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Policy & Reform
Grades no fix for youth unemployment: Mitchell Institute
A senate inquiry has heard that Gonski funding aside, schools aren't doing enough to prepare students for life. Mitchell Institute…
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