VET Industry News

24Mar, 2022

VET Sector News- March 2022

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

ASQA announced as national training package assurance body The Australian Government today announced the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) as the independent body to be responsible for training package assurance from 1 January 2023. This independent assurance function, which forms part of a broader suite of Australian Government reforms toRead More

24Mar, 2022

UK, Australia may score over Canada for Indian students, shows data

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

If 2021 saw Canada post a manifold growth in intake of international students, especially from India, the upcoming Fall 2022 season may find the scales tipped in favour of the UK and Australia, along with the US, as top destinations. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) figures recorded aRead More

24Mar, 2022

Clinical trial finds a new therapy to lower cholesterol and stabilise plaques associated with heart attack

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

A novel new therapy has been found to reduce harmful plaque in arteries and change its composition so it is less likely to rupture and cause a heart attack, following a clinical trial led by the Victorian Heart Institute (VHI) at Monash University. Read the media release here. For moreRead More

24Mar, 2022

Five Trends The EdTech Industry Should Pay Attention To In 2022

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

Education technology is an industry that is expected to surpass $377 billion by 2028. From my perspective, the reason for this expected growth is the emergence of new technologies and the changing needs of students. As social media and the internet continue to become a greater part of our lives,Read More

24Mar, 2022

Foreign students back to pre-pandemic numbers

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

International student numbers at universities and vocational education have bounced back to above pre-pandemic levels, with the number of students commencing studies higher than in 2019. However, that is at odds with the English-language and school sectors, which have both been decimated and show no signs that students are respondingRead More

24Mar, 2022

Australian universities: How much does it cost to send your child there? (2022)

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

There is no nice way to say this: Be prepared to bleed your soul dry paying for an Australian university education. International students are a huge revenue source for Australian universities, and they’ve been taking full advantage of it by hiking up their fees outrageously over the years. Let’s takeRead More

24Mar, 2022

ASIC’s ambitious goal to give advice to Australia’s youth

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

With the under 21 demographic priced out of financial advice, ASIC has released a new website to help boost financial literacy in the next generation of adults. The corporate regulator’s new Get Moneysmart website covers making decisions with money, managing debt and planning for the future (moving out of home,Read More

24Mar, 2022

Does competency have to be the only way VET is delivered? – comment by CEO Jenny Dodd

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

In a competency system the standards that industry requires to be demonstrated are set out. That is, the outcomes are defined but not the process to get there. However, in a curriculum-based environment the learning outcomes are defined. That is, the process through which the learner undergoes capability development toRead More

24Mar, 2022

Domestic violence prevention program receives high praise from ACER

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

An ACER evaluation has found Griffith University’s MATE Bystander Program to be highly effective at equipping people with the tools and understanding to step in and address problematic behaviour, prevent violence against women, racism and discrimination, and promote equality. Domestic and gender-based violence is a huge concern in Australia, affectingRead More

24Mar, 2022

Part-time work focus for international students a ‘time bomb’

By: Sukh Sandhu
Categories: VET Industry News

The Australian government’s approach to boosting international education by uncapping part-time work rights is not a “gesture of support” for students but about providing “a supplementary workforce for corporate Australia”, a conference has heard. Phil Honeywood, head of the International Education Association of Australia (IEAA), told a Universities UK forumRead More

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VET Sector News- March 2022

UK, Australia may score over Canada for Indian students, shows data

Clinical trial finds a new therapy to lower cholesterol and stabilise plaques associated with heart attack

Five Trends The EdTech Industry Should Pay Attention To In 2022

Foreign students back to pre-pandemic numbers

Australian universities: How much does it cost to send your child there? (2022)

ASIC’s ambitious goal to give advice to Australia’s youth

Does competency have to be the only way VET is delivered? – comment by CEO Jenny Dodd

Domestic violence prevention program receives high praise from ACER

Part-time work focus for international students a ‘time bomb’

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