Completion rates for government-funded VET programs at Certificate I and above have declined slightly, according to fresh data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. The NCVER report, The likelihood of completing a government-funded VET program 2009–13, estimated that the ...

Trades can support the sustainability generation by making environmental concerns a natural part of courses. By Rodney Jackson Environmental sustainability is, perhaps, the number one global issue of our time. While world leaders struggle to reach a consensus on how ...

TAFEs have welcomed a federal government crackdown on poor childcare training, following a report that revealed many courses were too short to enable adequate skills development or assessment. The report, compiled by the Australian Skills Quality Authority, was released this week by ...

Study Group has opened the doors to its newest Melbourne facility developed in response to the rapidly increasing demand for high quality education. Based in the heart of Melbourne’s CDB, the Study Group campus offers natural medicine, massage, beauty and ...

A new effort to create pathways to employment for Victorian apprentices is underway. MAS National has been selected as part of the Australian Government’s $200 million annual investment in the Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) to provide apprentice, employer and trainee ...

Corruption in the Chinese education system could have a negative effect on the reputation of Australian training agencies and the quality of graduating students, a Griffith University researcher has warned. Dr Rakesh Gupta, a lecturer at Griffith Business School said concerns follow ...

  VET’s house is falling apart, and policymakers won’t save it by trying to pretend market design hasn’t caused the problem. By John Mitchell If you were looking for the clearest summary of the current mess in the VET sector, ...

Australia and China both have “much to gain” from greater collaboration in vocational education and training, says Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham. The assistant minister made the comments following the signing of a memorandum of understanding ...

The University of Western Sydney is creating closer ties with local training providers with Diploma Plus. The Diploma Plus pathways model was piloted in 2014 and 2015 by TAFE NSW South Western Sydney and Western Sydney Institutes, together with the University of ...

A short term contract teaching position in rural Australia led newly arrived Scotsman, Adrian Marron, who died on 4 July 2015 aged 61, to a 20 year career in this country, during which he helmed some of the nation’s largest ...