Will we all be the children of the ‘Ruddvolution’ (with apologies to Marc Bolan). By Ray Griffiths. All involved in the education industry are delighted to see it’s the primacy in the contemporary policy environment, and investment to modernise preschooling, ...

The social inclusion agenda requires mass educational transformation to raise intellectual and human capital, write Jennifer Oriel and Marcia Devlin. From Bologna to Barcelona, across Asia and down under, students are demanding greater equality of access to higher education. The ...

Internationalisation is all the current buzz, but are institutions prepared for what it entails, asks Erlenawati Sawir. The large-scale presence of international students has generated discussion on internationalisation for 15 years in Australia. But the topic is widely contested, and ...

Will investors damage VET in buying up of training organisations, asks John Mitchell? There are some myths about the world of private providers that need to be challenged. One is that when private training organisations are sold to investors the ...

TAFE teachers claim reforms will slash jobs TAFE teachers in the Illawarra have said unemployment in the region will rise unless the NSW government intervenes in a dispute about working hours with the Department of Education and Training. Wollongong TAFE ...

Older workers don’t generally approach training with the same gusto as their younger counterparts. But education for older people could be one of the keys to meeting the challenges posed by an ageing population, according to a new report from ...

The federal government last week released more details on how it will roll out its VET infrastructure funds, with 32 TAFE institutes to share $200 million under the Training Infrastructure Investment for Tomorrow (TIIFT) program. The TIIFT – a subset ...

Telltale signs of boredom or intense sense of purpose? How do you engage at staff meetings, asks Joseph Gora. While it is doubtful that anyone with a smidgen of insight would say they like staff meetings, these tortuous rituals can ...

How can training providers craft successful strategies in unstable times, asks John Mitchell. In the current period of economic turbulence, a significant challenge facing senior managers of VET providers is to develop new strategies to ensure organisational sustainability and, in ...

Government confirms PPP places open to employers too The Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, Craig Emerson, confirmed last week that the 392,000 Productivity Places Program places allocated for existing workers can also be accessed by ...