The Scan #150 23 May 2014

23/05/2014 by
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___________________________________________________________________________________________ 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...]

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Commission of Audit missed opportunity on VET

22/05/2014 by
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Mitchell Institute     |     21 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The National Commission of Audit’s recommendations for vocational education and training - proposing that responsibility for VET revert to the states - represent a missed opportunity for overdue reform says Peter Noonan, professor of tertiary education policy at Victoria University. He says the commonwealth’s interests in VET are stronger than ever before, not weaker, and the commission’s recommendations for VET should be set aside . ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......……   For all it has achieved, the VET system now needs genuine ¬renewal. The current federal-state shared funding model has run … [Read more...]

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Making a stab at fees poses grave risks: UA

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Universities Australia    |     21 May 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 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 choice, some universities, outside the Group of Eight, at least, may be … [Read more...]

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UA guarded on proposed reforms

08/05/2014 by

6 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Commission of Audit's  recommendations in relation to higher education have received a guarded response from Universities Australia (UA), given a lack of detail and/or reasoning behind them.  UA says that, without a full picture of the proposed  reforms, it is not possible to understand all the implications of the  reform trajectory. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Universities Australia (UA) agrees with the Government that higher education and research drives economic and social prosperity. Public funding of higher education and research is an investment in Australia’s … [Read more...]

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ACPET National Monday Update 5 May 2014

06/05/2014 by

In Focus The Audit Commission, TAELLN411, and what else is Pozible...? Edition 552, 5 May As ACPET members will be aware the Audit Commission report Towards Responsible Government was released on Thursday and recommends sweeping changes to the VET and higher education sectors (amongst a raft of major changes). ACPET’s response to the proposals are included below and as per previous advice to members last week, I consider it unlikely that they will all be implemented.... Read more Featured Interest in pursuing opportunities in Brazil Edition 552, 5 May For a little over six months ACPET has been working with Austrade to examine opportunities for our members … [Read more...]

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A conversation with Christopher Pyne about fees

05/05/2014 by
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5 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Education minister Christopher Pyne has appeared to endorse a National Audit Commission recommendation that would see a significant increase in university fees. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Education minister Christopher Pyne has appeared to endorse a National Audit Commission recommendation that would see a significant  increase in university fees. The commission's report, released on 1 May, recommends that the Commonwealth government contribute less to higher education costs, with students picking up the slack. At present the Commonwealth pays , on average, about 59% of … [Read more...]

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Universities Australia response to audit report

02/05/2014 by

2 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Universities Australia (UA) has “welcomed” aspects of the report of the Commission of Audit, such as the recommendation that issues concerning partial or full fee deregulation be “further investigated” rather than deregulation be implemented willy nilly. It’s queried the recommendation that the average student contribution be increased from 41% to 55%, in the absence of the case having been made for the increase or the proportion (that is, it’s seemingly a figure plucked out of the air). In a similar vein, UA notes that, while the recommendations on reducing the cost to government of HELP provide” a logical basis for further … [Read more...]

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Commission of Audit report : experts respond

01/05/2014 by
The Commission of Audit report has recommended sweeping spending cuts for the government to consider for its May 13 budget. AAP/Alan Porritt

The Conversation | 1 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The National Commission of Audit has made 86 recommendations with a focus on the federal government’s 15 biggest and fastest-growing areas of spending. The result is proposals for sweeping spending cuts for the government to consider for its May 13 budget, ranging from the politically possible to the crazy brave. Rolling expert responses follow. …………………………………………………………………………………………………....................................   Social policy Ben Spies-Butcher, Lecturer in Economy and Society, Department of Sociology at Macquarie University As expected, the Commission of Audit has set its eyes on … [Read more...]

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Glass half full …or empty???

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1 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The ABC's Jeremy Fernandez on differing assessments of how good or bad Australia's fiscal position is - depending on who you ask.  …………………………………………………………………………………………………....................................   … [Read more...]

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Commission of Audit report

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1 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Deep cuts to welfare and basic government services are being urged in a five-volume plan to slash $70 billion a year from federal outlays. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Deep cuts to welfare and basic government services are being urged in a five-volume plan to slash $70 billion a year from federal outlays. The “formula for the future” from the National Commission of Audit outlines savage cuts to the age pension, unemployment benefits, family tax benefits, the Medicare Safety Net, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, education and other programs used by millions of Australians. The … [Read more...]

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