Tag: Continuing Education

College report delay is hurting students: Opposition

July 15, 2010 13:19:00

Western Australian Liberal Senator Christopher Back says Education Minister Liz Constable's refusal to publish a report on the future of Muresk Agricultural College is fuelling uncertainty among students.[MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, university-and-further-education, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, muresk-6401

Tertiary fund set to help Dubbo students

July 15, 2010 10:24:00

A charity to help students achieve their tertiary education dreams is being set up in central-west New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, charities-and-community-organisations, education, access-to-education, continuing-education, educational-resources, schools, secondary-schools, university-and-further-education, vocational, charities, dubbo-2830

Study centre several steps closer

July 7, 2010 07:30:00

Plans to offer degree courses in Parkes from the beginning of the academic year next year have taken several important steps.[MORE]

Tags: education, access-to-education, continuing-education, nsw, dubbo-2830, orange-2800, parkes-2870

CIT faces foreign application drop

July 1, 2010 07:02:00

The Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) could face a drop of up to 25 per cent in international enrolments as a result of the Government's new immigration rules which come into effect today.[MORE]

Tags: education, immigration, continuing-education, university-and-further-education, vocational, states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Governor outlines state's priorities

June 8, 2010 20:09:00

Tasmania's governor has called for clarity for students in the post year ten system, in his speech to officially open the 47th Parliament.[MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, secondary-education, vocational, governors-general-and-state-governors, labor-party, liberal-party, greens, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Opposition seeks apology over education 'waste'

June 8, 2010 12:41:00

The Tasmanian Government has come under fire in Parliament after rolling back the Premier's post-year 10 education system. [MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, secondary-education, education-associations, teachers, vocational, labor-party, liberal-party, greens, unions, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Education revamp disappoints academy boss

June 8, 2010 09:01:00

The head of the Tasmanian Academy says the abolition of its board is a politically expedient move that disrupts academic progress. [MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, secondary-education, education-associations, teachers, vocational, labor-party, liberal-party, greens, unions, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Tasmania Tomorrow gone in all but name

June 7, 2010 21:00:00

The Tasmanian Government has made wholesale changes to its industrially-troubled education system for years 11 and 12. [MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, continuing-education, education-associations, teachers, state-parliament, labor-party, liberal-party, greens, unions, activism-and-lobbying, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Education Union seizes Tas Tomorrow initiative

June 6, 2010 10:22:00

The Education Union has drafted its own legislation to roll back the controversial Tasmania Tomorrow post-Year 10 changes.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, continuing-education, education-associations, teachers, state-parliament, labor-party, liberal-party, greens, unions, activism-and-lobbying, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Minister disputes TAFE report

April 28, 2010 08:13:00

The Minister for Training Peter Collier has criticised an Australian Education Union report which has found more than half of WA's TAFE colleges have turned away potential students in the last two years.[MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, wa, perth-6000

Students turned away from trades courses

April 27, 2010 14:27:00

The Australian Education Union says WA's TAFE colleges are so underfunded, they are turning away engineering and trades students.[MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, wa, perth-6000

Funding shortfalls 'short-change' students

March 8, 2010 13:48:00

The New South Wales Teachers Federation says it is concerned students will be disadvantaged as a Hunter TAFE faculty seeks to rein in a million dollar deficit.[MORE]

Tags: education, access-to-education, continuing-education, vocational, australia, nsw, maitland-2320, newcastle-2300

My School graduates to My University

March 3, 2010 07:46:00

The Federal Government has unveiled plans for a new website rating Australia's universities, based on the My School site launched last month. [MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, schools, university-and-further-education, subjects, teachers, federal-government, internet, australia

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

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

Education reform headaches for students

December 7, 2009 09:10:00

A big increase in course costs is forcing some former TAFE students to leave the new secondary system, and it seems mature age students are particularly hard hit. [MORE]

Tags: access-to-education, adult-education, continuing-education, vocational, labor-party, tas, burnie-7320, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Fears training changes will cut paramedic numbers

November 9, 2009 09:12:00

There are concerns that a new training regime for ambulance officers will create a shortage of paramedics in Tasmania.[MORE]

Tags: access-to-education, continuing-education, retraining, health, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

College collapses tarnish Australia's reputation

November 6, 2009 21:02:00

The sudden closure of four private education colleges has weakened Australia's claim it provides first class education for overseas students.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, continuing-education, subjects, vocational, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000

Shock as international colleges shut

November 6, 2009 09:20:00

Several thousand international students at four colleges in Melbourne and Sydney are in limbo after the collapse of their colleges.[MORE]

Tags: education, adult-education, continuing-education, subjects, vocational, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000

More support for young mums urged

September 7, 2009 09:34:00

There is a push for more to be done to help teenage girls in Tasmania who become pregnant while at school, to continue their education.[MORE]

Tags: access-to-education, continuing-education, secondary-schools, pregnancy-and-childbirth, tas, burnie-7320, claremont-7011, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Poor literacy 'threatens workplace safety'

August 31, 2009 17:03:00

The head of Australia's building union says low levels of literacy among workers is a major safety hazard in a high-risk industry.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, building-and-construction, education, adult-education, continuing-education, occupational-health-and-safety, safety, australia

TAFE teachers to consider further strike action

August 12, 2009 10:23:00

TAFE teachers in the New South Wales south-east have vowed to take further industrial action if they fail to reach agreement with the State Government over work conditions.[MORE]

Tags: education, continuing-education, cooma-2630

Training plan outlined

May 18, 2009 19:28:00

The State Government has released more details of its $47 million blueprint for Western Australia's training system.[MORE]

Tags: education, access-to-education, adult-education, continuing-education, wa, perth-6000