Why qualifications matter for TAFE teachers, and why the Productivity Commission got it wrongSkills Australia released its roadmap for vocational education and training: Skills for Australia on May 3 and the Productivity Commissioned released a Research Report from its study ...

The impact of a first-in-family graduate is not linear but multi-directional writes Stuart MiddletonThe impact of a first-in-family graduate is not linear but multi-directional Excuse me if what I write seems emotional – it’s graduation week and we have all ...

There is a serious shortage of high-impact research in management studies and a one-sided focus on journal publications is to blame say Jorgen Sandberg and Mats Alvesson Never have so many worked so hard and published so much, to so ...

Failure to consider all relevant data and the lack of detailed explanations raise concerns about the Grattan Institute’s conclusions writes Ian Goulter T he Grattan Institute is proposing a radical change in how Australia invests in regional development and higher ...

Training was front and centre in the federal budget. But the opposition left it behind the dead ball line. VET was given top billing in the federal budget, with the government highlighting its so-called $3 billion training package as the ...

Universities were not providing the necessary data to satisfy the governments writes David Woodhouse. In response to Campus Review’s budget story that universities had foregone some indicator-based funding the executive director of AUQA explains why. When AUQA began operations in ...

The commission's report on the VET workforce is of mixed quality, says John Mitchell. The Productivity Commission‘s recent report on the VET workforce is a major piece of work containing both strengths and weaknesses. It is a pity there are ...

Indigenous students are engaged with the university experience but completiion rates are lower than the general student population Susan Page and Christine Asmar explore why In comparison to their non-indigenous peers, indigenous students are just as satisfied with their university ...

Student demand and industry demand aren’t the same thing. In May 2009, with the Bradley report still warm from the presses, the Rudd government’s second budget heralded a “new era” for universities. “This reform will ensure universities cater to the ...

Universities are rewriting the rules about what a teaching and learning space should look, feel and act like, writes Matthew Lynch The traditional institutional spaces that have dominated Australia’s landscape of higher education are being supplemented with a new spatial ...