This is Campus Review's own summary of lead items in its online edition. As Campus Review is a subscription service, you or your organisation need to have a subscription to Campus Review to view the full article. All non subscribers to Campus Review can have access to a free online trial offer provides free online access to the website for 28 days. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chris Bowen quits cabinet Chris Bowen has resigned from Julia Gillard’s cabinet in the wake of fallout from Labor’s unsuccessful leadership spill. In a press conference at Parliament House, Bowen said: “This is what I regard is the appropriate and honorable … [Read more...]
TDA Newsletter 25 March 2013
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NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell addresses RC-2020 conference at TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute The NSW Premier, the Hon Barry O’Farrell, has celebrated a wider vision for TAFE NSW, while welcoming delegates for the Sydney visit of an international college leadership group focused on “renewal and change”, RC-2020. David Riordan, the Institute Director of TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute, hosted RC-2020 delegates from the USA, Canada and the UK, last week. Delegates are visiting Sydney as part of a six-day program of events including a Global Forum, roundtable, site visits and a showcase dinner. The Premier addressed the dinner, welcoming guests from participating colleges and a wide range of … [Read more...]
ACPET National Monday Update 25 March 2013
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In Focus It's the policy stupid! 25 Mar If last week's shenanigans in Canberra (and earlier changes and challenges to the Chief Minister in the Northern Territory and the Premier in Victoria) left you speechless, then it's safe to say you're in good company. As I searched for a way to characterise my bitter disappointment that... Read more National Engage in scholarship at the ACPET Higher Education Symposium this 18 April 25 Mar The ACPET 2013 Higher Education Symposium builds on the success of ACPET’s inaugural Symposium held in 2012. The Symposium brings members and other leading decision makers together to explore the most pertinent issues that are … [Read more...]
Australian Financial Review Education Supplement 25 March 2013
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This is Australian Financial Review'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 Financial Review to view the full article. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We should match Asia's hunger for language We in Australia can help our neighbours to acquire English. But have we considered what we can learn from them in building our own second and third language skills to fit us for the Asian century? Politically desperate Gillard throws reform to the wolves Here's a political … [Read more...]
NTEU sues Swinburne over Lilydale
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NTEU News Room | 25 March 2013 The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Swinburne University of Technology following its decision last July to shut its Lilydale campus and the relocation of the design faculty Prahran campuses in the wake of the Victorian Coalition government’s $290 million cuts to TAFE. The NTEU alleges Swinburne management was required by its collective agreement with the union to consult with staff and the NTEU prior to making major decisions such as shutting-down campuses. "It is making a political point about them not abiding by the agreement and their requirements to consult," NTEU division … [Read more...]
