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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.

This title may have Marxists turning in their grave but I assure you this article is not about the political economy, although my inner-nerd is

Kazan, Russia is the top of the world this week when it comes to skills, and we have our Skillaroos drawn from the VET sector

Its’ fair to say that the policy landscape at present is littered with government reviews and policy positions from the full sweep of stakeholders concerned

Heated agreement makes a change for the VET sector and TAFEs. The Prime Minister and first ministers should be congratulated for their joint agreement on Friday

ASQA released a very important report this past week, but it seems other matters were occupying the mind of Ministers.

I suspect we are immune to sales techniques and attuned to value. Special deals dominate our retail experience. Boxing Day sales have lost their edge and

Whether it’s planning or luck, the international speakers for this year’s TDA Convention in September in Brisbane present a distinct Commonwealth flavour – England, Canada

There’s been encouraging news for vocational education this past fortnight or so. On separate occasions the Prime Minister and Minister for Skills, Senator Michaelia Cash

Just because an Aboriginal family is in straitened times, do not assume they do not harbour aspirations. This was the best advice I received from

As we anticipate Parliament this week passing tax cuts, we may be excused for missing the important milestone in Australia’s vocational education and training. Today

I wonder if your heart sank when you heard the media stories two weeks ago about a report from Deloitte. It smashed out of the