The Scan’s top ten reads – October 2014

31/10/2014 by
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31 October 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… In October The Scan published 47 posts, considerably less than usual, and only published 2 editions, rather than the 4-5 in a usual month.  Early in October, we suffered what seemed to be a catastrophic ICT event , which turned out merely to be a bit of a disaster but limited activity (nothing to do with viruses and worms!).  As noted last month  Scan readers seem to be drawn to a whiff of controversy and the runaway controversy in October was the regulatory travails of the ASX-listed training provider Vocation (and which seem to have some way to run yet). University fee deregulation featured highly, with advocates and opponents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ALP, Budget, Coalition policies, Higher education policy, Melbourne Polytechnic, Murdoch University, NMIT, Society, Swinburne University, TAFE, The Scan, universities, University budgets, University reform, VET, Vocation Pty Ltd, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

TDA Newsletter 7 October 2014

07/10/2014 by

Apprentice loans program takes off Almost 6,000 people have taken up loans under the federal government’s Trade Support Loans program since it commenced in August, according to Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane. “The reality is that these loans offer young people who enter a certain skill area or apprenticeship up to $20,000 interest-free, the Minister told parliament last week. The Trade Support Loans program replaced the Tools For Your Trade program which provided a series of cash payments over the course of an apprenticeship totalling up to $5500. Not all vocational training providers are stacking up – The Conversation Ahead of the gazettal of new VET Standards for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International, Melbourne Polytechnic, NMIT, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , ,

Threads for work

06/10/2014 by
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6 October  2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… People who experience disadvantage face many challenges, not the least of which is  finding suitable clothes to wear to an interview and during the early period of their employment.  The Working Wardrobe, an initiative being launched by Melbourne Poly techic’s Work Education Centre is a not for profit clothing store selling clothes suitable for a variety of workplace situations, with money raised being used to outfit disadvantaged students for the workplace.  Staff in the Work Education Centre will be able to give advice to people in understanding what type of clothing is suitable for … [Read more...]

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NMIT rebranded as “Melbourne Polytechnic”

06/10/2014 by
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The Australian      |      3 October  2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The financially troubled Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, which lost almost $32 million in 2013, has received a $19 million grant from the state government and rebranded itself Melbourne Polytechnic. It is the last of the big Victorian TAFEs to ditch the TAFE brand, with most of the TAFEs now styled as “institutes” and the four Victorian dual sector universities having exited the the state TAFE system in January. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Interim CEO Ron Gauci says the name change is a strategy to reach out to Europe and Asia, rather than a rejection of the TAFE title. While … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Melbourne Polytechnic, NMIT, TAFE, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , ,

Talking Heads

01/09/2014 by
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1 September 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… What does it take to make it in a creative industry?. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… This is the question being answered by a series of special guest speakers at Melbourne Polytechnic’s ‘Talking Heads’ industry discussion program. Each weekly talk provides insight from seasoned and successful professionals who have made their mark in the creative arts industry. The guest speakers include: Janice Chalmers – Gentleman’s Cutter for the Australian Ballet Mike Lewis – Head of Broadcast Operations at Network 10 Colleen Hewett – Renowned singer and actor Guy Gowan - 30+ years as a professional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Melbourne Polytechnic, NMIT, Notices, TAFE, The Scan, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , ,

The Scan | Edition # 159

08/08/2014 by
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8  August 2014 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thought bubble on patents not such a bright idea 8 August 2014    |    A suggestion by industry minister Ian Macfarlane – which he admitted to be a kind of “thought bubble” - that research funding should be linked to how many patents universities register would only encourage the filing of “junk” patents as the system is gamed, according to research consultant and Howard-government science adviser Thomas Barlow. Macfarlane said that using patent activity could better align university research with industry needs. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australian Academy of Science, Australian Research Council, Budget, Government, Higher education policy, International, Life & stuff, National Tertiary Education Union, NMIT, Notices, Research, Science, Society, TAFE, The Scan, universities, Universities Australia, University of Canberra, University reform, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

An inconvenient truth

06/08/2014 by
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Auditor-General     |    5 August 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Auditor-general warns on stability of Vic TAFE Against all the evidence, the Victorian government insists that, despite a few local difficulties, Victoria's TAFE system is in fine fettle.  The Victorian minister recently told a conference  the apparent troubles besetting TAFE are the invention of a “misinformed media”.  But according to the the State's auditor-general, the troubles are very real:  TAFEs are facing a "significant decline" in financial stability due, in part, to State Government funding cuts. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A report tabled in the Victorian  Parliament found … [Read more...]

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