This is a summary of items from this week's edition of the TDA Newsletter. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Strong support for national approach to VET regulations The National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) says submissions to its consultation paper on the regulation of the standards of VET affirmed strong support for change and the need to have clearer, user-friendly standards, with consistent interpretation and application across the VET sector. The NSSC released a list of the 114 submissions lodged by industry organisations and individuals. Skills Authority rejects registration of notorious … [Read more...]
Campus Review 24 September 2012
This is Campus Review's own summary of featured items. Campus Review is a subscription and links will not work if you or your organisation is not a subscriber. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Queensland uni merger moves ahead Queensland’s first dual sector institution will provide “a seamless learning environment for post-secondary students”, says Central Queensland University vice-chancellor Professor Scott Bowman. The Queensland government has ended six months of uncertainty by giving in-principal approval for the merger. Following this approval, Bowman said: We are more comfortable … [Read more...]
Australian Financial Review 24 September 2012
The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has run a useful tertiary education section, with 5-6 items, in its Monday edition for some time. But with the appointment of Tim Dodd (formerly media director at IDP) as editor of the section, it has been considerably vamped up. The 24 September edition has 20 items, including a couple of opinion pieces by vice-chancellors and features by Erica Cervini who covered higher education issues (and may still) for The Age. Like The Australian Higher Education Supplement and Campus Review, the AFR has a paywall, so you have to subscribe to access the online site (or pay $3 for the Monday print edition). Massive Open Online Learning … [Read more...]