LH Martin Institute

LH Martin Institute Symposiums

12/08/2014 by intermediatescan

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Dr Charles Goldman and Fintan Donohue OBE are both keynote speakers at the TDA conference 31 August – 3 September. The LH Martin Institute, in conjunction with TDA, has engaged both speakers to present symposiums in the week prior to the conference. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The economics of education: the pursuit of prestige and reputation to drive strategy and system performance 26 August 2014, Melbourne. Dr Charles Goldman, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation and Professor of Economics, Pardee RAND Graduate School will discusses the continued economic success story of higher education in America. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conferences, LH Martin Institute, Notices, TAFE Directors Australia Tagged With: Conferences, LH Martin conferences, Notices

TDA Newsletter 11 August 2014

11/08/2014 by intermediatescan

Report shows financial pressure on Victorian TAFEs Victoria’s 14 TAFE Institutes generated a net deficit of $16.2 million in 2013, representing a $74.8 million deterioration from 2012, according to the Victorian Auditor-General's office (VAGO). “These results suggest that many TAFEs have yet to respond effectively to changes to the funding model and contestability arrangements,” the VAGO report says. “While a majority of TAFEs reduced their expenditure during the year, the cost reductions and increases in student fee revenue were not sufficient to offset the reduction in funds from government of $116.3 million.” The Minister for Higher Education and Skills Nick Wakeling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budget, Government, LH Martin Institute, Notices, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: TDA Newsletter, VET completions, VET deregulation, VET funding, Victorian skills reform, Victorian TAFE cuts

The Scan’s top ten reads – July 2014

02/08/2014 by intermediatescan

1 August 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… In July, The Scan published 56 posts, somewhat down on the longterm average of about 20 a week. An issue that continues to resonate with Scan readers is the impact of "skills reform" on the future of the TAFE system, with three posts on that issue making the top ten reads list in July. Posts dealing with the issue of university fee deregulation have also been attracting significant interest. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......… TAFE becoming “residualised” 4 July 2014 | Analysis by Leesa Wheelahan (University of Toronto and LH Martin Institute) of recent VET statistics shows that TAFE’s share of publicly funded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, ASQA, Budget, Commonwealth policies, Government, Grattan Institute, Higher Education Standards Panel, L a Trobe University, LH Martin Institute, RMIT, TAFE, The Scan, universities, University budgets, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Academic appointments, App, Fee deregulation, Funding, non-university higher education, Skills reform, TAFE, TAFE funding, VET deregulation, VET regulation

TDA Newsletter | 28 July 2014

29/07/2014 by intermediatescan

ASQA reveals failure rate among training providers More than a quarter of all audits conducted by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) since it was established in 2011 have identified serious compliance problems with registered training organisations (RTOs). Its latest Provider Rountable report shows that ASQA completed 3,652 audits between July 2011 and June 2014, with 72% compliant, 22% non-compliant and 6% discontinued or awaiting a decision from an ASQA Commissioner. The audits resulted in ASQA refusing 134 applications to set up a new RTO, 124 applications to re-register an existing RTO and 380 applications to add a new course. Almost 7% of applications from existing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ASQA, International, LH Martin Institute, NCVER, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, The Scan, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: ASQA, International, NCVER, VET quality, VET regulation

Skills reform a “shemozzle”, says ex-TAFE chief

24/07/2014 by intermediatescan

23 July 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Skills reform in Australia is an “absolute shemozzle” and is jeopardising a world-class vocational education and training system, says Jeff Gunningham, recently retired chief executive of TAFE South Australia. But the apparent troubles besetting TAFE are the invention of a "misinformed media", according to the Victorian minister. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......… Gunningham told the Victorian TAFE Association conference that bureaucratic bungling and an obsession with the bottom line is degrading training and threatening the existence of public TAFE institutes. TAFE is at risk in Australia, driven by a Council of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LH Martin Institute, TAFE, The Scan, VET, Victorian TAFE Association, Vocational education & training Tagged With: SA skills reform, Skills reform, TAFE cuts, TAFE funding

The Scan | 4 July 2014 | #156

04/07/2014 by intermediatescan

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Govt sets VET deregulation agenda 4 July 2014 | The government has set out its deregulatory intentions for vocational training, signalling a shift away from “gateway control” to “responsive regulation”. Speaking at a skills summit organised by the Australian Council of Private Education and Training and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, industry minister Ian Macfarlane said the government had “revisited” the work of the now abolished National Skills Standards Council (NSCC) and released new draft standards … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, AEU, Budget, Government, Grattan Institute, Higher education policy, La Trobe University, LH Martin Institute, Life & stuff, NMIT, Notices, Qualifications, Society, TAFE, The Scan, universities, University budgets, University reform, university staffing, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Academic appointments, ACPET, Deregulation, Fees, Higher education in TAFE, NSW skills reform, Qld skills reform, SA skills reform, TAFE cuts, TAFE funding, VET appointments, VET deregulation, VET regulation, Victorian skills reform, Victorian TAFE cuts, WA skills reform

TAFE becoming “residualised”

04/07/2014 by intermediatescan

4 July 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Analysis by Leesa Wheelahan (University of Toronto and LH Martin Institute) of recent VET statistics shows that TAFE's share of publicly funded in Australia students is now 55.6%. In Victoria TAFE's share of publicly funded students has fallen to 37.4%, while in South Australia it has fallen to 52.3%. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Private providers now teach the majority of students in Victoria (50.5%), and they teach 44% of publicly funded students in South Australia. TAFE's share of full-year training equivalents or student load continues to fall. While TAFE did 81.2% of the teaching in 2009, by 2013 this had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LH Martin Institute, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Higher education in TAFE, NSW skills reform, Qld skills reform, SA skills reform, VET, Victorian skills reform, WA skills reform

The Scan #150 23 May 2014

23/05/2014 by intermediatescan

___________________________________________________________________________________________ Making a stab at fees poses grave risks: UA 22 May 2013 | With Prime Minister Tony Abbott acknowledging that he can’t guarantee that university fees might not double, University Australia chair Sandra Harding says that there are “grave risks” in a precipitate move to fee deregulation, set to take place in 2016. As the new fee regime will apply to all enrolments after 14 May 2014, students enrolling after that date will not know the fees that will apply from 1 January 2016 until such time as universities announce their fees. In order to provide some degree of certainty and inform student … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, Budget, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Government, Grattan Institute, Group of 8, Higher education policy, LH Martin Institute, Life & stuff, NCVER, Notices, Research, Scan Main Edition, Science, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, The Scan, Universities Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Commission of Audit, Demand driven system, Equity, Fees, HECS-HELP, medical research, NSW skills reform, Research funding, Skills reform, VET fees, VET funding, Victorian skills reform

The Scan # 149 15 May 2014

15/05/2014 by intermediatescan

___________________________________________________________________________________________ ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Higher education Higher education spending will rise appreciably in 2014-15, from $8.7 billion to $10.9 billion (25%), with the extension of the demand driven system to sub-bachelor places and non-university higher education providers. Modest further growth is forecast out to 2017-18, to $11.8 billion (9%). The key elements of higher education spending in the 2014-15 Budget, according to Universities Australia. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Extending the demand driven system to sub-bachelor places and non-university … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, AEU, Australian Academy of Science, Australian Research Council, Australian Technology Network, Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Government, Group of 8, Higher education policy, International, LH Martin Institute, Life & stuff, Medical training, National Tertiary Education Union, Notices, Regional, Regional Universities Network, Research, Scan Main Edition, Science, Society, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, The Scan, universities, Universities Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Demand driven system, Diversity, Fees, Funding, Higher education in TAFE, International, Life & stuff, non-university higher education, NTEU, Research, Research funding, Skills reform, Student demand, TAFE, TAFE funding, Tertiary participation, VET