Napthine falls short: TAFE needs more than a bandaid

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Conversation

   |    14 March 2013 There might be a new premier in Victoria, but it seems there’s still no good news for TAFEs. The $200 million in structural adjustment funding announced this week is certainly welcome, but it is simply too little, too late. The Victorian government should have made such provision almost a year ago when it abruptly took a meat cleaver to TAFE funding, hacking out $300 million. The damage from these cuts has been monumental. But what is more worrying is the way these cuts have signalled a changing role for TAFEs in Victoria with repercussions for the quality of vocational education and the wider economy. Cut to the bone You didn’t need a crystal ball to foresee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coalition policies, LH Martin, Qualifications, Quality audits, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

The Australian Higher Education Supplement 13 March 2013

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This is The Australian‘s own summary of lead items in its online edition. As this is a subscription service, you or your organisation will need to have a subscription to The Australian to view the full article. Overseas student costs rise 166pc Bernard Lane TUITION fees and living costs faced by international students have jumped 166 per cent over a decade. Young doctors train for country practice Stephen Fitzpatrick A full medical degree will soon be available in regional NSW. PM's Mr Fix-it urges science cultural shift Jill Rowbotham PUT simply, it's impossible to move in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commonwealth policies, Higher education policy, International, International students, Regional, Regional Universities Network, TAFE, Tertiary media Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Habemus papam franciscum

14/03/2013 by
Pope

15 March 2013 Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who has been elected pope and taken the title Francis I, is from Argentina and so is the first non- European in more than a millenium to preside  over the See of Rome and so the Catholic communion. The first non-European pope was the first one: Saint Peter, who was born in Bethsaida, which is thought to have been in modern-day Israel (possibly in the Golan Heights).   A number of other popes were from once-Roman-controlled regions of North Africa.  Here's a list of the non-European popes , with each pope’s place of birth and the period of his reign: 1) Saint Peter: Bethsaida, modern-day Israel(33 – 64 A.D.) 2) Pope Saint … [Read more...]

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