The Australian | 21 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A budget line item to halve the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s (TEQSA) funding has been described as “counter¬intuitive” by Hilary Winchester, deputy vice-chancellor at CQ University and a former higher education auditor. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Winchester said: It does look nuts to me. We will see … new operators rushing to get registered and offer higher education programs in what they see as a low cost market. The 2014-15 budget papers show regulation and quality assurance cuts from $20.4 million in 2013 to $10.3m in 2017. According to the budget statement : Reduced … [Read more...]
Qld TAFEs’ new executive
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TDA Newsletter | 26 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Chief Executive Officer of TAFE Queensland, Jodi Schmidt has announced the appointment of six General Managers: TAFE Queensland Brisbane, General Manager Aaron Devine TAFE Queensland North, General Manager Joann Pyne TAFE Queensland South West, General Manager Trevor Schwenke TAFE Queensland SkillsTech, General Manager Mary Campbell TAFE Queensland Gold Coast, General Manager Jenny Dodd TAFE Queensland East Coast, General Manager Paul Wilson. The new General Manager for TAFE Queensland Gold Coast, Jenny Dodd, is currently the Deputy Chief Executive of Canberra Institute of Technology and has … [Read more...]
Kangan/Bendigo merger funded
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Bendigo Advertiser | 24 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Bendigo TAFE will receive $64 million from the state government to support its merger with Melbourne-based Kangan Institute. The government expects a further $35 million to be invested by the private sector and the merged institute. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… The government says the funding will lead to 55 additional courses being offered in Bendigo, with a focus on health, engineering and management. A National Centre of Excellence for Health and Human Services will be created at the campus with a focus on the health industry. The centre will be created in partnership with La Trobe … [Read more...]
Pyne challenges unis on fees
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Fairfax Media | 26 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Education minister Christopher Pyne has challenged universities not to increase fees for current school leavers, saying it is their call whether to include them in a deregulated fee system from 2016. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Following a wave of criticism, in an interview with Fairfax Media, Pyne called on vice-chancellors to embrace the freedom he is offering them through a deregulated fee system and wave through students who enrol next year under the existing capped fee system. University leaders voiced fears that as many as 160,000 school leavers and mature-aged students who could enrol … [Read more...]
Careful what you wish for…
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26 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The debate over the deregulation of fees in the university sector has been going on at various levels of intensity for some years, as a check of The Scan archive shows. In this post from May 2012, which has attracted some attention in recent days, Swinburne vice-chancellor Linda Kristjanson presciently warned the more effusive proponents of deregulation that any increase in student contributions in years to come may well be accompanied by reductions in public expenditure. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… An internal discussion paper distributed at a recent Universities Australia meeting in Adelaide canvassed a range of … [Read more...]
Apprentices aren’t what they used to be, or are they?
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NCVER | 22 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Some young people, who may have undertaken an apprenticeship in the past, are now capitalising on the availability of more university places and pursuing tertiary education. This is having a slight effect on the calibre of apprentices, according to a report released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Using data from the 1995 and 2006 Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), The impact of increasing university participation on the pool of apprentices, investigates how a general expansion of the higher education sector has impacted the … [Read more...]
Aiming high: what drives the educational aspirations of young Australians?
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NCVER ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… At this webinar, NCVER's Sinan Gemici and Chris Ryan, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic & Social Research, will discuss the findings from recent LSAY research on the drivers of young people's aspirations. Thursday, 5 June 2014 2.30 to 3.30pm AEST ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Raising the educational aspirations of young people is a key element in supporting current higher education participation targets, including increased university participation by students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Recent NCVER research confirms that aspirations to complete Year 12 and go on to university have a substantial impact … [Read more...]
Apprentice early trend estimates for March quarter 2014
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NCVER | 15 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The number of trade apprentices starting training in the March quarter 2014 remains consistent with the past four intakes for the same period but commencements in non-trade apprenticeships continue to decline. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Apprentices and trainees 2014—early trend estimates, March quarter, provides seasonally adjusted and smoothed data at the national level for trade and non-trade apprentice commencements. Estimates show 24 400 people started a trade apprenticeship in the March 2014 quarter, down 1600 … [Read more...]
2014 NMC Technology Outlook
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26 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The 2014 NMC Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education: A Horizon Project Regional Report is a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium and Open Universities Australia to help inform Australian education leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary education. Following is the executive summary describing the project. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… This report was produced to explore emerging technologies and forecast their potential impact expressly in a tertiary education context. In the effort that took place … [Read more...]
TDA Newsletter 26 May 2014
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Queensland Education Minister meets TDA Board with TAFE Queensland Chair and CEO ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Launch of TAFE Queensland TV advertising.......TDA Annual Report 2013. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… The TDA National Board has met in Brisbane, Friday for the TDA Annual General Meeting. The Queensland Minister for Education, John Paul Langbroek met with the Board and previewed new television advertising which will be launched in July for TAFE Queensland. The Chair of TAFE Queensland, Warren Tapp, and CEO Jodi Schmidt attended, with Jodi outlining the brand characteristics for the new TAFE Queensland TV promotion. See here for TAFE Queensland … [Read more...]
