TAFE – The Scan

The Scan 28 June 2016 #181

28/06/2016 by intermediatescan

Apprentice numbers slump 28 June 2016 | The number of apprentices across Australia has plunged since the Coalition took office, government figures show, with some of the steepest falls occurring in high-unemployment marginal seats still up for grabs at Saturday's election. Western Sydney has lost 10,642 apprentices and western Melbourne 4782, while the national total fell 28 per cent from 383,562 to 278,583, between December 2013 and December last year, documents obtained under Freedom of Information and NCVER data reveal. Labor claims the falling take up of apprenticeships is a direct result of the $1 billion stripped from trades support programs since the change of government, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, AiG, ALP policies, Budget, Coalition policies, Education policy, Greens, Group of 8, Higher education policy, Regional, Schools, TAFE, The Scan, universities, Universities Australia, University budgets, University reform, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: apprenticeship commencements, Election 2016, Fee deregulation, Gonski Review, Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014, Higher education fees, Schools funding, TAFE appointments, TAFE funding, University budgets, University funding, VET, VET FEE-HELP, VET funding

Apprentice numbers slump

28/06/2016 by intermediatescan

Fairfax Media | 28 June 2016 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The number of apprentices across Australia has plunged since the Coalition took office, government figures show, with some of the steepest falls occurring in high-unemployment marginal seats still up for grabs at Saturday's election. …………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Western Sydney has lost 10,642 apprentices and western Melbourne 4782, while the national total fell 28 per cent from 383,562 to 278,583, between December 2013 and December last year, documents obtained under Freedom of Information and NCVER data reveal. Labor claims the falling take up of apprenticeships is a direct result … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AiG, ALP policies, Coalition policies, TAFE, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: apprenticeship commencements, Election 2016, NCVER, Trades training, VET

ACPET – Election 2016 – Statements

26/06/2016 by intermediatescan

Private education and training is the preferred choice of more than 50 per cent of students across Australia. It is highly innovative and responsive to the needs of industry. More than 2.2 million students choose to complete study or training with private providers in Australia. The Student Choice Counts campaign is mobilising the community of students, employees and supporters of the private education and training sector against any policy change to limit student choice and undermine the viability of an important and competitive industry. The risks: Liberal and National parties and the ALP have announced major reviews and consultations into training and higher education. ACPET … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, ALP policies, Budget, Coalition policies, Higher education policy, Regional, TAFE, The Scan, VET, VET FEE-HELP, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Apprenticeships, Election 2016, VET FEE-HELP, VET quality, VET regulatory standards, VET students

TDA: Election 2016 – Statements

26/06/2016 by intermediatescan

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… TAFE Directors Australia (TDA - the body representing Australia's public TAFE institutes) has issued a series of policy position papers that have been developed to steer the direction of policy affecting TAFE and the VET sector. Policy Paper 1 – TAFE: a national asset for Australia’s economic and social prosperity Policy Paper 2 - Quality is the hallmark of a well-regulated VET system Policy Paper 3 – Rural and remote vocational education and training relies on TAFE Policy Paper 4 – Ending discrimination in Australia’s tertiary education system Policy Paper 5 – Why a national industry policy & innovation and STEM … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Higher education policy, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, VET, VET FEE-HELP, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Apprenticeships, Election 2016, Equity, TAFE funding, VET FEE-HELP

TDA Policy Position Papers

26/06/2016 by intermediatescan

Filed Under: TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, The Scan, VET, VET FEE-HELP, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Apprenticeships, Election 2016, Equtiy, Higher education in TAFE, Innovation, Regional delivery, TAFE funding, TAFE regulation, VET FEE-HELP

Election Watch 2016 launched

09/05/2016 by intermediatescan

Election Watch is a guide to the 2016 Australian federal election run out of the University of Melbourne’s School of Government which aims to: provide independent political analysis and debate; explore the current state of Australian electoral politics; provide a resource that delves into policies and issues; present a suite of public events to include the community in election analysis. Election Watch will publish articles of news and analysis; publish a ‘library’ of primary policy documents; and compile a resource of campaign advertisements. 2615 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ALP policies, Coalition policies, TAFE, universities, VET, VET FEE-HELP, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Budget 2016, Budget cuts, Election 2016, Fee deregulation, Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014, Tertiary education news, VET FEE-HELP

TDA and ACPET oppose Labor’s VET FEE-HELP cap

09/05/2016 by intermediatescan

TDA cautions against capping loans for TAFE students TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) has welcomed the federal opposition’s plan to find savings from the poorly administered VET FEE-HELP loan scheme, with the overwhelming amount of funds flowing to private colleges. A number of unscrupulous private colleges have taken advantage of the system, with some colleges referred to police and ASIC, after thousands of students did not complete courses and were left with large debts or qualifications of dubious quality. However, TDA had not been consulted on Labor’s additional idea to cap VET FEE-HELP student loans at $8,000 per year. TDA expressed concern at the inflexibility this entails for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACPET, TAFE, TAFE Directors Australia, VET, VET FEE-HELP, Vocational education & training Tagged With: budget, Election 2016, Rorting, Tertiary education news, VET FEE-HELP, VET regulation

The Scan #179 5 May 2016

05/05/2016 by intermediatescan

A few cuts, no frills 4 May 2016 | The government has pushed consideration of proposed university reforms, including a 20% cut in funding, out beyond the election, until 1 January 2018. While it has ruled out full fee deregulation, it has released an options paper, to guide a consultation process, canvassing a range of alternative fee measures which would still see substantial fee rises. The 2016 Budget also sees an efficiency dividend of $1.2 billion on legislated dropped but the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program has been cut by $152 million to $553 million over four years. The Office of Learning and Teaching has been abolished, with the resulting $18 million in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ACCC, ALP policies, ANU, Budget, Coalition policies, Commonwealth policies, Grattan Institute, Higher education policy, International, International students, IRU, Regional Universities Network, Swinburne University, TAFE, The Scan, universities, Universities Australia, University reform, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Budget 2016, Budget cuts, Equity, Fee deregulation, FEE-HELP, Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014, International, Rorting, Tertiary education news, University budgets, University cuts, University funding, VET FEE-HELP

International education strategy launched

04/05/2016 by intermediatescan

4 May 2016 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… With international education worth $19.6 billion to the Australian economy in 2015, the government has provided $12 million in the Budget to fund the National Strategy for International Education 2025 released on 30 April. …………………………………………………………………………………….......…… The strategy actually has 3 parts: The National Strategy for International Education 2025 itself, which reflects a “whole-of-sector” approach and sets out a 10-year plan for further developing Australia’s position as a global leader in education and training. The national strategy is based around three pillars: “strengthening the fundamentals” (including improvements to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commonwealth policies, International, International students, TAFE, universities, Universities Australia, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: International education, National Strategy for International Education 2025, Tertiary education news

Redesigning VET FEE-HELP

04/05/2016 by intermediatescan

4 May 2016 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The federal government has proposed a set of tougher measures to fix the VET FEE-HELP blow-out in a discussion paper released on 29 April. The minister for vocational education and skills senator Scott Ryan said the paper will pave the way for a full redesign of the scheme. …………………………………………………………………………………….......…… The discussion paper catalogues the scale of malpractice by some providers, such as the targeting of low socio-economic status and vulnerable people with inducements to enroll and misleading potential students about their repayment commitments. The paper reveals that a small number of VET FEE-HELP providers dominate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ALP policies, Budget, Coalition policies, TAFE, The Scan, VET, Vocational education & training Tagged With: Rorting, Tertiary education news, VET FEE-HELP, VET regulation