Training and Education

Careers MORE than a third of government loans to vocational education and training students will never be repaid, according to a new analysis by the Grattan Institute.

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News ABOUT 220,000 poor girls in developing countries could miss out on school because of Australian foreign aid cuts, an aid lobby group has claimed.

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News WHILE the Joint Strike Fighter program is still at least three years away, the first Australian pilot will start training to pilot the aircraft on Monday.

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News THE Senate crossbench looks set to reject the Abbott Government’s higher education reforms for a second time, despite concessions for universities being mooted.

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Employment SIGNIFICANT reforms to Australia’s vocational education and training sector will ensure Australian businesses have access to the skilled employees they need.

Politics GREENS Senator Lee Rhiannon visited Southern Cross University yesterday to announce the Greens would block the Coalition’s cuts to higher education.

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News LEARNING a second language could be child’s play for Australia’s preschoolers awith promised Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) trial.

Education EMPLOYERS will guide the future training of apprentices under a controversial move to re-shape Australia’s vocational education system announced today.

Employment The Federal Budget delivered sweeping changes to education and training.

Education A FORMER tiler is now studying education thanks to CQUniversity's tradie-to-teacher pathway, and is keen to be a good example for her kids.

Employment THERE’S no such thing as a job for life.

Rural A NEW report shows rural women want to training to communicate more purposefully and powerfully in order to grow their rural communities.

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Employment MARCH represents kick-off time for the hundreds of thousands of young Australians who are just settling into tertiary education.

Employment GETTING a handle on the family business can be tough – especially when that business is a world-renowned tourist attraction.

Employment From mid-February, H&R Block will run its income tax course for people who to start a career in the industry.

Employment ONE in four young Australians believes there won’t be sufficient employment and training opportunities in their local community when they finish school.

Employment IT WOULD be pretty difficult to successfully argue that you could just drop yourself into the operator’s seat of a massive piece of earthmoving equipment.

News HOPEFUL students preparing for tertiary education took to USQ on Saturday to find out about new courses, how to get in and what to study.

Rural AGFORCE has commended moves from the Newman Government to strengthen the quality and delivery of rural education and training in Queensland.

Employment With Queensland’s first dual sector university given the go-ahead, Queensland students are about to be offered more choices and opportunities than ever before.