High school teachers and teachers-in-training can now use their qualifications at TAFE in a "commonsense" move to ease the shortage of VET educators. Those with a secondary school teacher qualification will be excused from having to obtain a full Certificate ...
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Introduction, problem and purpose Australia has a new national government. All participants in the higher education (HE) and research sectors and the vocational education and training (VET) sector will build fresh relations with the new government, including all state and ...
More »The skills we need for the future we want: Part 1 – Opinion
The future we want will not fall from the sky. Like any period of great challenge that we have had to confront, it will take careful planning, sound strategy, leadership, and a clear sense of purpose if we are to ...
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Australia’s peak body for independent providers in the higher education, vocational education, training and skills sector has put a number of measures to government amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Independent Education Council of Australia (ITECA) said it’s “facing a challenge” ...
More »Grattan Report: post-secondary concerns for young men
The latest Grattan Institute report , 'Risks and rewards: when is vocational education a good alternative to higher education? found that men who scored lower ATARs at school but gained vocational qualifications in engineering, construction and commerce could have higher average earnings than ...
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The American TV show Community, which aired between 2009 and 2015, humourised the experiences of community college students. The usual stereotypes – a single mother, a former drug addict, a film student – featured, yet the show gave them a depth ...
More »Do grads and employers really disparage degrees? Depends on who you ask
2018 is barely a week old, and already there's debate concerning the tertiary education sector: this time, over the results of the 2017 Employer Satisfaction Survey. On the one hand, Universities Australia (UA) found the survey of recent graduates and their employers heartening. They pointed ...
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