TAFE
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Policy & Reform
Coalition’s pitch to get more students into VET after high school
A Coalition government has pledged $260m to get more high school students to take up trades instead of pursuing university,…
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Top Stories
High school teachers cleared to teach in TAFE
High school teachers and teachers-in-training can now use their qualifications at TAFE in a "commonsense" move to ease the shortage…
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School Management
New Outside School Hours Care TAFE course
A new South Australian outside school hours care (OSHC) TAFE course should lead to carers getting paid more â but it wonât be…
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News
TAFE not just a ‘fallback’ for students, study confirms
Students are deciding to study at TAFE rather than university for its merits â not as a "fallback". That was…
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Opinion
Professor urges schools to ditch VET/uni dichotomy
A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET…
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News
School’s out for ever? PISA shows decline in uni expectations
School's out for summer School's out forever For an increasing number of Australian high schoolers, Alice Cooper's lyrics resonate. They especially do…
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Cuts to Victorian TAFE slammed
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Victorian government is walking away from investment in education with cutbacks to the state's TAFE sector. Gillard was…
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Industry, TAFE back COAG skills agreement
Industry bodies and TAFE have praised the results of last weekâs Council of Australian Governments meeting, saying it is a…
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