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Dawkins proposes stricter VET college registration requirements

NSCC News    |    12 March 2013 John Dawkins,   chair of the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC),  says a new “Australian Vocational Qualifications System” is needed to protect the economy from a...

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TAFE changes a ‘face-saving measure’

The Australian    |    13 March 2013 Unions, academics and the federal government have slammed the Victorian government’s latest TAFE changes as an inadequate attempt to save face. The reforms, based...

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ACPET National Monday Update 18 March 2013

Hysteria or well founded concerns? At the same time that I’ve been accused of acting hysterically (on the basis of the media release we issued last week following the proposed changes to the VET...

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Australian Financial Review Education Supplement 18 March 2013

This is the Australian Financial Review’s own summary of lead items in its online edition. As this is a subscription service, you or your organisation will need to have a subscription to The Australian...

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Campus Review 18 March 2013

This is Campus Review’s own summary of lead items in its online edition. As Campus Review is a subscription service, you or your organisation need to have a subscription to Campus Review to view the...

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What’s going on? asks ACPET

ACPET News  |    18 March   2013 The Australian Council of Private Education Providers (ACPET) is becoming increasingly agitated by regulatory measures that seem designed to put the squeeze on smaller...

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The Scan Main Edition 22 March 2013

# 110 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Revolving door of tertiary ministers …plop! There goes another duck Chris Bowen’s...

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ACPET National Monday Update 25 March 2013

In Focus It’s the policy stupid! 25 Mar If last week’s shenanigans in Canberra (and earlier changes and challenges to the Chief Minister in the Northern Territory and the Premier in Victoria) left you...

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Subsidies a $639m windfall for Vic private providers

Australian Financial Review     |    26 March 2013 The Victorian government gave $13 million in subsidies to private ­colleges that have since been closed down by regulators for “critical...

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ACPET National Monday Update 1 April 2013

In Focus 500 editions…. 1 Apr Dear reader Well, who would have thought National Monday Update would make it to 500 editions and still be as fresh and relevant as when it was first launched? We’re now...

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National Centre for Vocational Education Research

For more than thirty years, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has played a central role inAustralia’s vocational education and training (VET) sector. NCVER’s vision is to...

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ACPET National Monday Update 8 April 2013

In Focus A bean counter by day and Shakespeare for today! Perhaps the first of many wise words from me as ACPET’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary, Dennis Katsoulakos 8 Apr As...

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ACPET National Monday Update 10 June 2013

In Focus New regulatory Standards for VET… not quite… but progress towards them (and details of other Ministerial decisions) Edition 510, 10 Jun On Friday the Commonwealth and State Ministers met for...

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Shift to VET licensing system

The Australian    |     13 June 2013 Registered Training Organisations face tougher regulation after tertiary education ministers approved a shift from registration to licensing. Under the change, the...

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ACPET National Monday Update 17 June 2013

In Focus Your opportunity to be involved It’s that time of year again – a call for nominations for Director positions on the Board. And this year, for the first time, the Board is also using this...

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ASQA’s one in ten strike rate

The Australian     |    14 June 2013 A Senate estimates committee has been told that the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), the national vocational training regulator, has deregistered or...

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The Scan Early Edition 18 June 2013 – #124

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Not happy Universities launch regional ad campaign against cuts Universities Australia has launched a print...

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ACPET National Monday Update 24 June 2013

In Focus They cannot be serious A longstanding ACPET member pointed out to me recently that I was becoming increasingly feisty in my NMU articles. And he’s right, I am. Maybe I’m not quite at John...

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ACPET National Monday Update 1 July 2013

In Focus The merry-go-round continues Since coming to power in late 2007, the government’s commitment to the tertiary education system has included: numerous reviews (Bradley, Knight, VET regulation...

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TDA Newsletter 1 July 2013

In this edition Prime Minister Rudd announces new Tertiary Education and Skills Ministry in Cabinet line-up New Managing Director for NCVER TAFE enrolments down in Victoria Early bird registration for...

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