My family are all tradies – I know TAFE isn’t what it used to be and I know why
My family are all tradies – I know TAFE isn’t what it used to be and I know why
Victorian TAFEs fail Process Review
Victorian TAFEs fail Process Review.
International student enrolments hit by “substantial downturn”
Higher education providers are panicking over the purported “substantial downturn” in international student enrolments across Western Australian colleges and universities: Perth-based colleges and universities are reporting a substantial downturn in students opting to come to the state, with TAFE enrolments down nearly 60 per cent on 2015 and WA’s intake of foreign fee-paying students dropping from 11 …
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‘Perverse’ loan incentive funneling students into uni rather than TAFE
The NSW Skills Minister has called on the federal government to extend the HECS tertiary loan system to TAFE, arguing there is currently a “perverse incentive” for students to choose university over a trade because there is no up-front cost. Concerns over the decline in vocational education and a funding disparity with the higher education …
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One in five pupils leaves the education system without basic qualifications
The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, branded the figures ‘shameful’ and suggested Government reforms might be to blame Almost one in five young people in England is leaving the education system without basic qualifications. A new analysis from the Children’s Commissioner for England found that 98,799 children — 18 per cent — left education aged 18 …
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‘Callous’ training firm cops $26.5m rebuke
A western Sydney training institute has been slapped with a record $26.5 million penalty and must repay $56 million to the federal government over “callous” student recruitment tactics. The Federal Court on Friday handed down the highest penalties sanction for Australian consumer law breaches in history to Cornerstone Investment-owned Empower Institute. Empower enrolled more than …
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School leavers may need ‘learning passport’ to prove their academic knowledge
Secondary school leavers could be required to gain a “learning passport” that would detail both their academic knowledge and so-called soft skills, such as creativity, problem-solving and collaboration, attained throughout their education as part of a push to improve the transition from study to the workforce. A national review of senior secondary pathways into work …
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ACCC wins record $26m penalty against bankrupt education provider Empower
The Federal Court has handed a record $26.5 million fine to failed training college Empower Institute, as well as a demand it repays more than $56 million to the Commonwealth Government for funding it received to run courses. Key points: Empower was one of several training colleges that rorted the Federal VET-FEE-HELP loan scheme Students …
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The NSW Skills Minister has called on the federal government to extend the HECS tertiary loan system to TAFE, arguing there is currently a “perverse...
The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, branded the figures ‘shameful’ and suggested Government reforms might be to blame Almos...
A western Sydney training institute has been slapped with a record $26.5 million penalty and must repay $56 million to the federal government over ...
Secondary school leavers could be required to gain a “learning passport” that would detail both their academic knowledge and so-called sof...
The Federal Court has handed a record $26.5 million fine to failed training college Empower Institute, as well as a demand it repays more than $56 mil...
A single system for running universities and vocational education, putting literacy and numeracy first, business incubators in schools and indiv...
Private equity fund Quadrant has snapped up a majority stake in online beauty retailer Adore Beauty. Founder Kate Morris says the sale gives her ̶...
Here are the skills that will get you ready for the future workforce. Photo: Getty Monash Business School There’s a lot of uncertainty about the ext...
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee today welcomed the decision by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) to renew the regist...
More than 20,000 extra mining workers needed by 2024: report...
