VET
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New independent body aims to clean up the ‘rotten core’ of VET
A new representative body for vocational education and training will launch next month with the aim of giving education providers…
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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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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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Brand Insights
New course created to improve frontline workers’ responses to sexual violence survivors
A new RMIT vocational course aims to educate students to better recognise and respond adequately to victim-survivors of sexual violence…
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Podcasts
Expert says teachers’ learning is ‘critical’ in the VET sector – podcast
In a rapidly changing society, ongoing learning is important for vocational training teachers; one way for them to keep learning…
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Podcasts
NT finalist in VET trainer of year awards explains the advantages of vocational studies – podcast
In this podcast Campus Review talks to Wendy Blight, A VET trainer and workplace assessor at Charles Darwin University (CDU)…
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Funding
Vocational students dropping out of studies in 2020 blamed on COVID, new report
Vocational education and training (VET) providers have faced many of the same challenges as Australian universities, with COVID-19 international border…
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Commentary
Why some VET teachers need to receive vaccination priority: opinion
Aged care, disability and foundation skills Australian vocational education and training (VET) teachers need to receive priority status as Australia…
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Funding
CDU announces course and job cuts to its VET sector to ‘balance its budget’
Charles Darwin University yesterday released a plan to balance its budget through $9 million in savings after six weeks of…
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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
Vic shutdowns may prevent 100,000 students from graduating this year and affect economic recovery
A concerning situation is quickly developing for more than 100,000 independent tertiary education students in Victoria due to the state’s…
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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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News
Struggling international VET students in QLD receive generous community help during tough times
TAFE Queensland has reported that the sector has been inundated with support for international students doing it tough, establishing both a…
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Funding
AEU president, politicians call for funding restitution for beleaguered TAFE sector
Declining funding for TAFE was one of the key topics addressed during last weekend’s Australian Education Union’s (AEU) 2020 federal…
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News
Reforms to the way ASQA operates don’t go far enough: ITECA
The peak body representing the independent higher education and vocational sectors believes proposed legislative reforms to the way the Australian…
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Funding
Whistleblower calls for closer look at VET regulator’s practices
The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) – Australia's VET regulator for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) – has been attacked for…
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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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Employment outcomes the same for online VET students
At Australian universities and colleges, online course and subject delivery is rapidly disrupting more traditional face-to-face modes of delivery. One…
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News
Education union accuses government of sending TAFE into ‘oblivion’
The Australian Education Union (AEU) has accused the Morrison Government of sending TAFE into “oblivion” after underspending almost $1 billion…
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The Joyce Review of VET: good summary, incomplete analysis, solutions need a rework
First Ministers met at COAG and agreed to a new Vision for Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Australia. The…
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News
New nationwide apprenticeships index to tackle skills shortages and unemployment
Apprenticeship seekers will now be able to check vacancies both nationally and by jurisdiction after Global Apprenticeship Network Australia (GAN)…
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Policy & Reform
Scrap ATAR and rethink career pathways: Experts call for overhaul
A new report is proposing a rethink on how educators approach senior schooling and tertiary education, and calls for the…
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Critical job shortage looms in Australia’s mining sector
They are some of the most well-paid jobs in the county, yet despite this the country’s mining industry will suffer…
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News
Analysis shows disturbing VET trend
New analysis has highlighted a 6 per cent decline in government-funded VET students across Australia between 2015 and 2018, sparking…
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