Tag: Adult Education

Jobs Queensland hails success of jobs program

August 26, 2010 09:10:00

A total of 24 unemployed people have graduated from a jobs program in the Rockhampton region.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, unemployment, education, adult-education, retraining, work, australia, qld, gracemere-4702, rockhampton-4700

University guide gives USC top marks

August 11, 2010 08:50:00

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) is the only public university in Queensland to receive five stars for teaching quality in a tertiary guidebook.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, secondary-schools, university-and-further-education, awards-and-prizes, qld, maroochydore-4558, sippy-downs-4556

State libraries stretched to limit

July 11, 2010 11:00:00

There are concerns about Tasmania's ageing State Libraries because of budget cuts and a lack of space.[MORE]

Tags: libraries-museums-and-galleries, adult-education, lifelong-learning, state-parliament, labor-party, liberal-party, unions, activism-and-lobbying, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

$900k for Indigenous training centre

June 30, 2010 14:44:00

Over $900,000 in state funding has been allocated to the East Pilbara's only Indigenous training and employment centre.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, education, adult-education, australia, wa, broome-6725

International college loses registration

June 23, 2010 15:13:00

An international college which failed audits this year has had its registration cancelled by the SA Government.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, schools, university-and-further-education, vocational, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

International students fear college expulsions

June 4, 2010 07:40:00

About 70 international students are getting legal advice about their possible expulsion from an Adelaide college.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, university-and-further-education, vocational, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

College claims fraud by former employee

May 25, 2010 10:37:00

An international college alleged to have breached national training standards says it is the victim of fraud.[MORE]

Tags: education, access-to-education, adult-education, university-and-further-education, vocational, law-crime-and-justice, crime, fraud-and-corporate-crime, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Training wreck - has WA learnt anything?

Feature

May 10, 2010 11:24:00

Mining courses are in demand so why aren't there enough places? [MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, apprenticeships, vocational, wa, broome-6725, perth-6000

Institute gets 127 safety infringement notices

May 7, 2010 14:00:00

The Great Southern Institute of Technology in Albany has denied accusations the campus is unsafe, after it received more than 100 infringement notices from WorkSafe.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, health, occupational-health-and-safety, australia, wa, albany-6330

Wireless upgrade benefits TAFE students

May 7, 2010 08:49:00

TAFE students across western New South Wales will be able to tap into online education resources via their own mobile phones with the introduction of wireless technology at seven Western Institute libraries.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, nsw, broken-hill-2880, cowra-2794, dubbo-2830, lithgow-2790, orange-2800, parkes-2870

Staff struggle with ag college shake-up: union

April 30, 2010 14:04:00

The Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU) says some staff at the state's agricultural colleges are struggling to adapt to their new employment arrangements.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, education, adult-education, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, unions, australia, qld, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825, rockhampton-4700, toowoomba-4350

Shire to target weighty woes

March 30, 2010 14:26:00

The Shire of Derby/West Kimberley is receiving Commonwealth funding to tackle above average levels of obesity.[MORE]

Tags: adult-education, local-government, obesity, broome-6725, derby-6728

Uni student 95 not out

March 24, 2010 11:00:00

The world's oldest university graduate says he hopes his return to study might inspire others to do the same during Seniors Week.[MORE]

Tags: adult-education, people, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480

SCU student 95 not out

March 24, 2010 11:00:00

The world's oldest university graduate says he hopes his return to study might inspire others to do the same during Seniors Week.[MORE]

Tags: adult-education, people, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, lismore-2480

TAFE enrolments drop as cost goes up

March 24, 2010 08:38:00

The Education Union is calling for a review of TAFE course fees after a slump of up to 32 per cent in enrolments.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, university-and-further-education, vic, melbourne-3000

TAFE teachers predict more industrial action

February 12, 2010 06:01:00

TAFE teachers in the New South Wales south east say they will ramp up industrial action because the State Government is pushing ahead with the introduction of a new award.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, adult-education, university-and-further-education, bega-2550, cooma-2630, moruya-2537

Britain slashes foreign student intake

February 7, 2010 11:27:00

Britain is to cut the number of visas it hands out to foreign students in a bid to stop people breaking the rules by working illegally, officials said.[MORE]

Tags: immigration, education, adult-education, university-and-further-education, foreign-affairs, world-politics, united-kingdom, england

Help for Perth students hit by school closure

February 3, 2010 19:35:00

About 500 students from a Perth English language school that closed on Friday will be offered positions in other similar schools across the city.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, vocational, wa, highgate-6003

Students fed up as more international schools close

February 2, 2010 11:00:00

More than 2,000 international students face an uncertain future, after the collapse of another major international college.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, continuing-education, schools, australia, sydney-2000, brisbane-4000, adelaide-5000, melbourne-3000, perth-6000

School closure hits Perth students

February 2, 2010 09:16:00

The National Union of Students is concerned about the closure of an international school in Perth.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, vocational, wa, highgate-6003

English language schools under threat of closure

February 1, 2010 12:15:00

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) says it will protect the 2,300 students affected by the possible closure of a number of English language schools across Australia.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, continuing-education, schools, nsw, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000, sa, adelaide-5000, vic, melbourne-3000, wa, perth-6000

Funding boost for adult literacy

January 25, 2010 17:35:00

The Tasmanian Premier has pledged $11 million to improve adult literacy rates.[MORE]

Tags: adult-education, labor-party, programs-and-initiatives, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250