Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
A former Productivity Commission economist has called for an integrated system of funding government and non-government schools alike.
In a submission to the review of school funding headed by businessman David Gonski, economist Trevor Cobbold, the national convener of public school lobby group Save Our Schools, calls for a complete overhaul of school funding that would end the separate arrangements for public and private schools.
Call for submissions to Gippsland tertiary education review
The Victorian Government has called for submissions on ways to increase tertiary education participation as the first step in the development of a Tertiary Education Plan for Gippsland.
Draft Provider Standards for higher education released for comment
Draft Provider Standards have been released for comment as part of the process to establish the Higher Education Standards Framework that will be overseen by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).
New Vice-Chancellor for University of Wollongong
Professor Paul Wellings, a former Deputy Chief Executive of CSIRO, has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong.
Productivity Commission begins study of schools workforce
The Productivity Commission has commenced the third phase of its Education and Training Workforce study which will examining the workforce of the schools sector. An issues paper will be produced next month, and the final report will be submitted to the Australian Government in April 2012.
Universities' contribution to economic prosperity "overlooked"
Higher education's contribution to economic prosperity is rarely discussed, even though it was the largest service export industry in Australia, according to Melbourne University vice-chancellor Professor Glyn Davis.
Responsible Futures, La Trobe University's first sustainability report
La Trobe University, Melbourne is proud to present Responsible Futures, which follows the establishment of sustainability governance and management structures at the University.
Australia-China recognition of qualifications renewed
The Australia-China Arrangement on Higher Education Qualifications Recognition has been renewed at a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Mr Jia Qinglin, at Parliament House.
Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
The Australian Government has announced a review into higher education access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Web guide to sustainability in higher education launched
A new web guide to sustainability in higher education has been launched.
New report reaffirms the need for early childhood reforms
A new report from Early Childhood Australia (ECA) has highlighted the importance of the Australian Government's national reforms to early childhood education and care.
New research paper: Accessing VET Learner Attainment Data
The benefits of enabling electronic access to learner information for formal verification are addressed in a new positioning paper.
New regime for education in NSW
The NSW Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Adrian Piccoli, has been appointed Minister for Education in the state’s new coalition Cabinet.
Call for Asian language learning proposals
Applications have been called for the third and final round of the Federal Government’s Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund, part of the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools program.
WA and Victoria call for VET awards nominations
Western Australia and Victoria are both calling for nominations for their state vocational education and training awards.
Go8 calls for new model to meet university funding gap
Australia’s leading universities have called for measures to address a 30% funding gap between base funding provided to universities and the costs of their core activities.
Teaching preparation programs under assessment
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council has launched two new projects looking at university professional development programs and how they are evaluated.
Industry Skills Council calls for action on literacy and numeracy
A report released by the Industry Skills Councils, representing 11 separate industry skills groupings, has warned that as many as 53 per cent of working-age Australians have difficulty with numeracy skills, and 46 per cent of Australian adults have problems with reading skills.
Lack of access to education services still affects rural population
Australian children growing up in major cities do better in terms of their physical development and educational outcomes than children living in regional and remote areas, according to an analysis by the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
UWA appoints new Vice-Chancellor
An internationally-recognised academic and university leader has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Australia from 2012.
Guidelines for student safety released
Universities Australia, representing Australia’s 39 universities, has released its commissioned Good Practice Guidelines for Enhancing Student Safety, providing a safety good practice frameword for students and staff, both on and off university campuses.