The appointments of Denise Bradley and Kaye Schofield as interim chairs of the fledgling higher education and national VET regulators has calmed nerves, but there is a long way to go in a short period of time. The two newly ...
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If things go according to plan, Ballarat could soon be delivering tertiary education programs in every town in regional Victoria. The University of Ballarat has put forward an ambitious plan that could see it develop a presence in almost every ...
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A Coalition government would not radically alter the current higher education policy agenda, says Senator Brett Mason. The federal Coalition would wrest regulation of higher education institutions from the states to ensure the national agency TEQSA alone dealt with issues ...
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The government has made interim appointments of chairs and CEOs of the proposed higher education and VET sectors – much to the relief of both sectors. Respected education figures Denise Bradley and Kaye Schofield will act as interim chairs of ...
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The higher education revolution is massively under-funded and the implementation of key areas has gone awry. One of Australia’s most eminent higher education policy experts has given a damning appraisal of reforms to the higher education sector in the wake ...
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Australia’s most innovative and creative teachers received recognition last week. Dr Kirstin Ross was among 193 individuals and teams who shared nearly $2 million last week when the Australian Learning and Teaching Council announced its 2010 list of citations. While ...
More »Has VET’s time for equity come?
The collective consciousness has not yet focused on equity in VET, but there are some serious issues that need to be addressed. The history of tackling equity issues in higher education and schools provides some salient lessons for the VET ...
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Higher education is increasingly feminised, but women are failing to break into the professoriate. Recent research sheds some new light on this perplexing situation Glass ceilings have been a keen topic of conversation for the past week or so, but ...
More »UniSA to open college doors
UniSA is to open a college proving that even the best equity performers area looking to increase their load. It’s not a coincidence that the National Centre for Equity in Higher Education is located at the University of South Australia. ...
More »Redundancies at Ballarat – welcome to a demand-driven system
Voluntary redundancies at Ballarat may be just the tip of the iceberg as the drop in international students starts to bite. The University of Ballarat has offered staff voluntary redundancies, and a range of other flexible work arrangements such as ...
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