Vocational training
Colleges shut, thousands of students lose qualifications in fake diploma crackdown
About 17,000 students across the country have been told their qualifications will be torn up.
- by Daniella White
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Building a 2025 election win: Albanese starts campaign early
The next federal poll isn’t due until May, but the prime minister has kicked off proceedings with another large education promise aimed at TAFE.
- by Shane Wright
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Victoria’s worst free TAFE completion rates revealed
Just 1 per cent of Victorians who registered for a free plumbing course in recent years successfully completed their training.
- by Broede Carmody
These WA students started university and hated it. Where are they now?
While some strike gold and make the right decision after high school straight off the bat, others take a little longer to find their calling.
- by Holly Thompson
$1 million fines for ‘dodgy’ colleges in fresh crackdown
Legislation to be introduced on Wednesday will also weed out colleges misrepresenting themselves as prestigious institutions and void the registration of providers that have been inactive for 12 months.
- by Angus Thompson
More funding, places in universities’ plan to restore sector to glory days
A request to match TAFE funding and a plan to create 20,000 more places in critical fields of study will be put to the federal government as research and development investment falls to record lows.
- by Angus Thompson
Indian students rejected as Australia cracks down on ‘ghost colleges’
Data shows Australia approves far fewer student visas from India than China, despite government ministers visiting India to promote skills study.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Prune the tree’: Halting new colleges considered amid student visa crackdown
Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor says the government is also considering measures to weed out unscrupulous providers already in the vocational education and training system.
- by Angus Thompson
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Forged logbooks, compromised training: Rail watchdog issues safety worker alert
Rail safety staff in three states have had their accreditations revoked after the regulator issued an urgent notice about fraudulent training of workers who help upgrade and repair the network.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Further crackdown coming for VET sector to target ‘ghost colleges’
A crackdown on dormant Vocational Education and Training organisations that haven’t provided training for extended periods is one measure being considered by Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor has signalled after the boom in the number of “ghost colleges” in the VET sector.
- by Lisa Visentin
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