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Stick with me this week because you might think I’m completely off-topic. One of the advantages of monthly subscription to music services on smartphones is

Relax – breathe deep, loosen every muscle, sink into your inner soul. Roam in your mind for those thoughts that recur. Turn them and tumble

Welcome to the 2020 tertiary education year. I suspect many of us are returning with a different sense of priority after the calamities of our

Season’s greeting to all of you from the staff at TAFE Directors Australia, the board and our TAFE leaders across the country.  After a tumultuous

In Beijing last week I was asked by a British ex-pat now living in Washington and an Aussie living in England if I was confident

It was pleasing to see Skills ministers agree Friday week ago to review VET Student Loans.

With Craig currently tending to his garden and in my final week at TDA I was asked to take over his column and reflect on

Good evening. My name is Craig Robertson and I’m your host this evening. Welcome to this special night and let’s introduce our special guests.

Have you ever measured the progress in your life by tracking your TVs?

The longstanding debate in my household has been the resources my wife and I brought to our marriage and how we each contribute to family

The Education and Employment Senate Committee was told last week that TAFE represents 19 per cent of VET in Australia, echoing a comment made previously

Interesting week in the politics of TAFE, at least for Canberra watchers like me.

Education in Australia is awash with reviews. Political discourse would say it is governments at action stations. If there’s little coordination at the front line

This week marks a year since the successful Congress of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics on the banks of the Yarra at the

This past weekend marks the end of my AFL inspired analogies, at least for the next 25 weeks, or 171 days, or 4,116 hours till

Remember in your younger days your brother or sister congratulating you over the dinner table about something you had done at school – “you’re bad”

Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning Red sky mornings in North Eastern Australia portend the dangers of the

For those at last week’s TDA Convention, I figure you’ve had enough words. Here’s just a few.