Skills Australia has called for a new approach to workforce development that restricts planning to occupations at high risk of market failure, and ensures that acquired skills end up getting used. In a discussion paper and supporting reports released last ...

Is VET useful for people newly arrived in Australia, asks John Mitchell. A concrete benefit of state and national awards for VET providers is that it sometimes highlights unconventional training providers that are modelling outstanding practice. One such organisation is ...

<<<Stepping up to boost the participation and achievement of low SES students in higher education. By Kaye Bowman.>>> What will it take to achieve the national target of 20 per cent of all Australian students in bachelor degree programs to ...

Australia could move much closer to meeting its skills targets simply by acknowledging the accredited training provided by enterprises, according to the peak body which represents companies and government agencies with registered in-house training divisions. The Enterprise RTO Association (ERTOA) ...

At least two colleges have been closed by regulators in recent weeks, as governments seek scalps to rebuff accusations that they’ve been ineffective in enforcing regulations for international education providers. But one of these colleges may have been brought undone ...

Are TAFE colleges capable of becoming more market-oriented, asks John Mitchell. While there is much public commentary about the negative impact of market reform policies on TAFE colleges, one option for TAFE colleges is to accept the policy shift and ...

While training ministers prepared to consider operational models for national regulation of the VET system, at their meeting in Brisbane last week, their ministerial company was pushing its case for a place in the new arrangements. In a newsletter distributed ...

Government VET funding has failed to keep pace with inflation and student contact hours, and individuals and businesses are picking up an increasing proportion of the bill, according to a 10-year analysis of VET finances by the NSW Teachers Federation. ...

Queensland urged to boost regional TAFE courses The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland has urged the state government to offer a wider range of courses on regional TAFE campuses. CCIQ says many students travel hundreds of kilometres to Brisbane, ...

Victoria’s rapid audits of international education providers have claimed their first scalp with the closure of a private Melbourne management college, the St George Institute of Professionals. The college surrendered its Australian Quality Training Framework registration last week following an ...