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La Trobe University’s job cuts plan sparks Open Day anger

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National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) members at La Trobe University will launch a major protest during Bundoora Open Day over management’s plan to axe courses and slash jobs. NTEU members will attend Sunday’s Open Day in large numbers to distribute information about what the cuts will mean for students. La Trobe management’s plan would: Result … Continued

VET In Schools Program Growth Driven by Independent Training Providers

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  The latest official data shows that the growth of skills training programs in secondary schools was underpinned by independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).  This reinforces the role of the independent skills training system in helping students transition to further vocational training or a career, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the … Continued

Twelve CDU students receive key teaching scholarship

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Twelve students from Charles Darwin University (CDU) have today each been awarded a Commonwealth Teaching Scholarship, in a bid to encourage more people to become teachers.  The students are either undergraduate and postgraduate students who are in their first year of their studies and are based in Darwin, in remote locations across the NT or … Continued