The Scan recommends the responsible consumption of alcohol. Single click first image to open gallery. … [Read more...]
Lilydale to be mothballed
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The Australian | 9 June 2013 Swinburne University is set to mothball its Lilydale campus in Melbourne next month after so far failing to find a new tertiary education provider to takeover the site. Local Yarra Ranges council Mayor Jim Child has admitted that there is little serious interest in acquiring the site for education, forcing the council to consider purchasing the site from Swinburne and using it to relocate its offices there as the anchor tenant. He blamed the lack of interest on State government funding cuts to TAFEs and the trend among students towards online learning. The National Tertiary Education Union has said that so far Deakin University, La … [Read more...]
RTO & Employer Partnerships for Workforce Development
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Maximising a competitive advantage for RTOs 26 & 27 June 2013 | Rydges | Melbourne With a growing need for building partnerships it is essential for RTOs to develop a competitive advantage, to engage and educate employers on workforce planning. This conference will examine how RTOs can become more competitive through adapting their business model, shifting from a regular training approach towards a business consultancy focus. + Develop & implement a business consultancy model + Learn how to build an RTO alliance + Tools to educate employers on workforce planning + Develop strategies on utilising the NWDF … [Read more...]
ACPET National Monday Update 10 June 2013
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In Focus New regulatory Standards for VET... not quite... but progress towards them (and details of other Ministerial decisions) Edition 510, 10 Jun On Friday the Commonwealth and State Ministers met for the first meeting of the COAG Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment for 2013. The Ministers’ Communique notes that “Over the past few years, the Standing Council has been working to strengthen the quality of... Read more Featured Regulation, will it end? Edition 510, 10 Jun Reducing regulatory cost and administrative burden is always an area of critical importance for ACPET members. As such, this is a key focus of ACPET’s strategic … [Read more...]
