PDWS

20Feb, 2020

I paid for it – why don’t I own it? – the copyright trap, article by Margaret Ryan, Lawyer and Trade Marks Attorney

By: PDWS
Categories: News, VET Sector

If your business commissions a graphic artist to create a logo and brand collateral for the business, who owns the copyright in the artwork? Have you thought about this? It is important that businesses do think about this when commissioning third parties to create artistic works and literary works. TheseRead More

20Feb, 2020

Understanding the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2019

By: PDWS
Categories: ASQA, News, VET Industry News

In 2017, the Hon Karen Andrews MP, the Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, commissioned a review of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (NVETR Act) and its associated legislative framework. The review was part of the Australian Government’s commitment to ensure the quality of theRead More

20Feb, 2020

The pillars of Quality Assurance – Part 1 of Part 3

By: PDWS
Categories: ASQA, News

Quality Assurance (QA) is a way of preventing mistakes and defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering products or services to customers; which ISO 9000 defines as "part of quality management focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled". QA is, therefore, the process of qualityRead More

20Feb, 2020

The VET Sector News- February 2020

By: PDWS
Categories: News, VET Industry News

Coronavirus travel ban sees Chinese students miss start of university, Australia’s tertiary education sector scrambling More than 100,000 Chinese students will not be able to start their university and TAFE classes in Australia because of the travel ban put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. On Saturday, theRead More