Vocation grads in strong demand
University graduates are enjoying the strongest employment market in five years.
Education
Students’ skills ‘no issue’
Universities and academics have hit back at claims graduates are being poorly prepared for work.
Why churn out ‘useless’ degrees?
Graduates and employers are scathing about how ‘useful’ university degrees really are.
Graduates lament useless degrees
More than a quarter of the nation’s graduates say their degrees are close to useless for their jobs.
Study at Oxford, degree guaranteed
Oxford and 10 other leading British universities did not fail a single student last year, raising questions about standards.
Childcare rorters in shame file
A register of childcare providers caught rorting taxpayer subsidies published online includes one where 74 kids were never seen.
Greenies turning off Gen Next
Attacks by green activists on the resources industry are turning millennials off mining jobs, forcing the industry to strike back.
Freezes on education, welfare, gas
Key government changes, including funding cuts to universities, begin today.
ALP divided on Safe Schools
The future of the Safe Schools program is up in the air with Labor leaders split on the program.
Unis warned to slash costs
Universities are ‘awash’ with funding, the Education Minister says, rejecting claims budget cuts will hit student numbers.
Fail spurs call for early tests
Poor NAPLAN results in SA have added weight to calls for a nationwide screening program for Year 1 students.
Teens sliding on civics
Australian teenagers are more socially aware than ever, but almost two-thirds lack basic civic knowledge.
High school reading stalls
Secondary students’ reading skills have failed to progress over the past decade, and have even gone backwards in several states.
UA: Uni cuts will hurt economy
Maintaining higher education funding levels will boost productivity and growth in the economy.
Stop worshipping the ATAR altar
It is time to say enough, and dramatically recast the way we teach senior high school.
‘Poor cousin’ VET’s funding falling
Training’s share of education spending has plummeted 30 per cent, as VET reels from a bipartisan trashing.
Take the politics out of education
An independent and expert statutory body makes sense.
Reading wars veteran stands firm
A back to basics approach to reading is paying dividends for young minds in inner Melbourne.
Warning of aged-care failures
The Weatherill government was warned more than two years ago of substandard training at TAFE SA.
Uses and abuse of Safe Schools
A teen is ‘bullied to death for being gay’ and the Safe Schools program might just stop it happening to another kid.
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