Education experts discuss changes to schools and universities following the federal treasurer’s budget speech.
- Senior Research Fellow in Youth, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Honorary Fellow in Education Policy, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
New research shows private VET providers are ill-equipped to tackle the learning needs of vulnerable young people, who are increasingly being enrolled onto these training courses.
Was Jacqui Lambie correct to say apprenticeships are going “wayside” and that there are more than one million 457 work visa holders in Australia?
Less than half of young people in Australia go to university, so why do we make this the gold standard that all should strive for?
Why the decline in the number of Australians undertaking apprenticeships? What can be done to address it?
In recent times, the front pages of our newspapers have provided an almost daily reminder that some Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers are to be avoided.
The money going into shiny new trade schools would be better spent teaching students about their post-school options outside of university.
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