In Focus We are sad to see Claire go As some of you may have heard the ACPET Board have accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer, Ms Claire Field. Ms Field has made a significant contribution to the private education and training sector during her four years as CEO of ACPET. As you would all be aware Ms Field has been a strong advocate for ACPET members during a period of substantial change in both the higher education and vocational education and training sectors. She has also been instrumental in strengthening ACPET’s focus on quality and lifting membership standards... Read more National ACPET's bulk buy PD offer now available for only $800 … [Read more...]
ACPET National Monday Update 16 June 2014
16/06/2014 by
In Focus Short but sweet If you aren't already attending this month's National Skills Summit then click here to register. The Summit will be addressed by Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane, in his first major address to the VET sector. We anticipate the Minister will use his address to outline a range of reforms to the VET sector - including in relation to regulation. Don't miss out, places are almost full. If you'd like more opportunities to discuss and reflect on reforms to VET, higher education and international education - then book now for the 2014 ACPET National Conference. Early bird registration ends shortly and the program is coming together well for both the … [Read more...]
ACPET National Monday Update Edition 556, 2 June 2014
02/06/2014 by
In Focus A mini-update My sincere apologies that due to illness (and writing these articles myself on weekends) this week's article is merely a mini-update - normal transmission will resume next week. Register now for this month's National Skills Summit - with Minister Macfarlane to give the keynote address and... Read more Featured Higher Education Standards Panel - Call for Comment (Number 3) Dear Colleagues, The Higher Education Standards Panel (the Panel) is currently inviting comment on proposed revisions to the current Higher Education Standards Framework (the framework). Development of the proposed framework has been previously informed by feedback … [Read more...]
ASQA’s performance in the spotlight
03/03/2014 by
The Australian | 2 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Chris Robinson, the chief commissioner of the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), has told Senate Estimates that ASQA received 2625 complaints in the first 30 months of its operations, which began in mid-2011.. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The agency had received 17,500 applications to register new training organisations, re-register existing ones or permit them to offer new courses. It had rejected 17% of applications for new organisations — almost one in five — and 7.4% of applications from existing organisations. Government senator David Bushby also grilled Robinson … [Read more...]
ACPET National Monday Update – Edition 543, 3 March 2013
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In Focus TEQSA - changes to deliver on the deregulation agenda For ACPET members, whether delivering in the VET, ELICOS and higher education sectors, Thursday’s second reading speech by Minister Pyne, introducing the TEQSA Amendment Bill 2014 will come as very good news. It shows a government clearly committed to lifting onerous and unnecessary regulation on high performing higher education institutions.As the Minister stated: The Government has committed to deliberate action to remove red tape and is determined to implement an appropriate deregulatory agenda to ensure that higher education institutions have more time and resources to devote to doing what they do best- that is … [Read more...]
Catch Up
27/11/2013 by
TAFEs claim funding cuts will cost jobs and millions The Age | 23 November 2013 Victorian TAFEs expect to lose millions of dollars and the education union is forecasting hundreds of redundancies in response to further Victorian state government changes to course subsidies. But the government insists it has not cut overall funding and is moving to stop rorting in the training sector. Kangan Institute chief executive Grant Sutherland told staff in an email the changes would result in an estimated $9.2 million reduction in revenue for next year. This is clearly a substantial reduction and budgets across the institute are currently being reworked to take into account this … [Read more...]
The Scan Main Edition 22 March 2013
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# 110 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Revolving door of tertiary ministers Chris Bowen's replacement as tertiary education minister will have the dubious distinction of being the fifth tertiary education minister in 15months and the sixth with responsiblity for innovation and research. Belinda Robinson, CEO Universities Australia, says tertiary education seems to be in a permanent state of policy instability with key policies being eroded and key initiatives slipping between the cracks. Simon Marginson, a professor of higher education at the University of Melbourne, says t doesn't matter who the … [Read more...]
