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Time to burst the uni-centric bubble
Claire Field, CEO of the private provider peak organisation, and Martin Riordan, CEO of the public TAFE peak organisation, form a unity ticket to argue the case for less “uni-centric” higher education...
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The Scan Early Edition 6 August 2013
# 132 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Report recommends reducing regulatory burden 5...
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ACPET’s policy statement
6 August 2013 ACPET’s election statements for the international, VET and higher education sectors spell out the contributions made by private providers and the urgent need for a level playing field...
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“Dark days” as incentive payments cut
6 August 2013 In what it described as “a refocusing the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program to target Australian Government incentives to areas of highest need in the economy and ensure the...
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ACPET Monday Update – Edition 517, 29 July 2013
In Focus The tertiary education reforms Australia needs As ACPET members, their staff and students continue to wait for the Federal election to be called, held and (we hope) for stable government to...
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Victoria changes TAFE funding rules
The Australian | 9 August 2013 Victoria has changed funding arrangements for foundation skills courses following the latest reported rorts of training subsidies. It’s the latest in a string of...
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The Scan Early Edition 6 August 2013
# 132 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Report recommends reducing regulatory burden 5...
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ACPET National Monday Update 12 August 2013
Week one…. So, we’re one week into the Federal election campaign and what is there to discuss for the tertiary education sector? Not much. The ALP announced Step into Skills a $35 million investment...
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Employers losing faith in training system
The Australian | 31 July 2013 A Victorian government-commissioned survey has found that employers are losing faith in the quality of training qualifications, adding more ammunition to ongoing...
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TDA Newsletter 12 August 2013
In this edition TDA releases additional federal election 2013 policy papers TDA 2013 National Conference hosted in Brisbane – special note Conference registration offer National Conference – a special...
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ALP policy: Manufacturing Skills Plus
ALP News | 12 August 2013 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced Manufacturing Skills Plus, a $35 million initiative to provide 6,800 new training places to up-skill workers and help them make...
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The Scan 13 August 2013
#133 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VCs doing OK An analysis by the National Tertiary...
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TDA Newsletter 19 August 2013
TDA advocates quality risk framework & regulation review Quality leadership by TAFE in the technical and vocational education sector is a key priority under this week’s launch of policy by TDA...
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The Australian Higher Education Supplement 21 August 2013
This is The Australian‘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 to view the full...
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Opposition push to lift O/S student numbers
The Age | 20 August 2013 An Abbott government would make it easier for foreign students to obtain post-study work rights in Australia as part of a Coalition push to repair the lucrative education...
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Peak bodies call for measures to restore international sector
TDA Newsletter | 19 August 2013 Australia’s education peak bodies has urged all political parties to get behind measures to restore global competitiveness and innovation to Australia’s...
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Tertiary “integration” a long way off
The Australian | 21 August 2013 The outgoing head of the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER), Dr Tom Karmel, has lamented the slow progress on implementing a ‘seamless’...
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Industry demands clarity on apprenticeships
ACCI | 14 August 2013 A meeting of employer organisations, peak provider groups (including TDA and ACPET) and Industry Skills Councils has called on all political parties to respond, as a matter...
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The Scan 22 August 2013
#134 | 22 August 2013 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Opposition push to...
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NCVER Newsletter August 2013
The impact of school academic quality on low socioeconomic status students Patrick Lim, Sinan Gemici, Tom Karmel This paper explores whether low socioeconomic status (SES) students benefit from...
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