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News | 7 July 2015
Terms of Reference
Review of Research Policy and Funding Arrangements
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As part of its Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research strategy, the Government has committed to an Agenda for Action that includes a range of actions to enhance the contribution of research in universities and industry to building Australia’s capacity for innovation, productivity and growth, including:
News | 7 July 2015
Education institutions, peak bodies and all other interested stakeholders are encouraged to comment on the exposure draft by written submission. The exposure drafts and a template for providing a submission are available here. Submissions must be in the form set out by the template.
The proposed amendments will streamline the ESOS framework by reducing compliance and reporting burdens on education institutions, and ensuring that registration processes across Australia’s education frameworks, both international and domestic, work effectively and cohesively.
Other changes seek to minimise unnecessary reporting and administrative requirements.
News | 24 June 2015
Professor (Emeritus) Sally Walker AM conducted the review. Professor Walker is a distinguished lawyer and a highly experienced and respected university administrator, having served as Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University from 2003 – 2010 and before that Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.
The review found that the ANU is a highly successful university, consistently ranking among the top universities in Australia and the world, and that there is much about the governance of the ANU that is exemplary.
The review report makes 29 recommendations aimed at further strengthening the university’s governance arrangements and ensuring that its legislative arrangements will allow the Council to govern effectively into the future.
The Government is considering Professor Walker’s recommendations as it works towards ensuring that the ANU is a standard bearer for governance in the Australian higher education...
News | 12 May 2015
To find out what this means for education and training, visit the Budget 2015‑16 section of the website.
News | 20 April 2015
The submissions received as part of the Government’s consultation process have been made public.
Links to the public submissions are available on the Department’s submission page.
News | 20 April 2015
The results of the survey present a positive snapshot of the experiences of international students who have chosen to study in Australia.
Presently Australia is the fifth most popular international study destination behind the USA, UK, Germany and France. The top reasons for choosing Australia, identified as important or very important by over 90% of higher education student respondents, were:
News | 18 March 2015
News | 12 March 2015
The Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, today announced the Government will deliver a rolling campaign of legislative and other changes this year to deal with rogue training providers and better protect students taking out VET FEE-HELP loans.
The new measures will:
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Stop training providers from offering incentives to students, like cash and laptops, to get them to sign up to courses that they don’t need
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Stop marketing agents and brokers ‘freelancing’ to sign up as many students as possible, without being covered by any regulator
News | 13 February 2015
The submissions received as part of the Advisory Group’s public consultation process have been made public.
Links to the Report, the Australian Government response, public submissions and commissioned research are available on the Students First website.
News | 10 February 2015
Between 2014 and 2017, New South Wales will receive $22.75 million from the Australian Government.
To find out more, visit the Students First website.
News | 3 February 2015
The Trade Training Centres in Schools Program - Independent Review 2014, announced in 2014, was undertaken to find ways to improve the use of Trade Training Centres and discover how much employers were involved in the training and if it met their needs.
As part of the review process, the outcomes of the 217 Trade Training Centres that were operational in 2012 were examined and the strengths and weaknesses of the program were identified.
The review findings will inform the Government on ways to optimise use of the Trade Training Centre expenditure and improve the quality of vocational learning and VET delivered to secondary students.
News | 7 December 2014
News | 24 November 2014
In May 2013, the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee released its inquiry report: Teaching and Learning – maximising our investment in Australian schools.
The Government’s response conveys the government’s commitment to improving teacher quality. Many of the Committee’s recommendations overlap with the work of the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group, which will identify priorities for actions to improve teacher education along with suitable implementation timeframes.
The Australian Government report to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee:
News | 29 October 2014
As part of its Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda, the Australian Government will develop and implement a strategy to improve Australia’s economic performance through better translation of research into commercial outcomes.
Better translation of research into commercial outcomes will help drive innovation in Australia, grow successful Australian businesses and research capacity, and boost productivity and exports. It aligns with the Government’s measures to reform the higher education sector and to realise the potential of health and other research.
The Government is looking for input from the research sector and industry on the discussion paper. The deadline for submissions has been extended until 5 December 2014 at midnight AEDT.
Further details on the initiative and how to make a submission are set out on the Current Reviews and Consultations page.
News | 1 October 2014
The discussion paper outlines proposals to make ESOS more contemporary, flexible and effective.
The reform of ESOS will address a key Government objective—to reduce unnecessary red tape.
Education institutions, training organisations, peak bodies and agencies are invited to make written submissions by 31 October 2014.
News | 24 September 2014
All ACT government schools will now benefit from greater local autonomy through funding provided by the Australian Government.
Between 2014 and 2017, the Australian Capital Territory will receive close to $1 million from the Australian Government.
To find out more, visit the Students First website.
News | 24 September 2014
The Australian Government’s $70 million Independent Public Schools (IPS) initiative will improve the capacity of school leaders and communities within South Australian government schools to make their own decisions.
Between 2014 and 2017, South Australia will receive $5.53 million in federal funding.
To find out more, visit the Students First website.
Australian Government funding to help the Northern Territory’s public schools become more autonomous
News | 16 September 2014
All of the Northern Territory’s 154 government schools will benefit through the initiative, with up to 15 government schools expected to become Independent Public Schools by 2017.
To find out more, visit the Students First website.
News | 15 September 2014
Australian Government funding of $12.88 million will expand Queensland’s Independent Public Schools initiative and provide professional development to support school leaders to effectively manage more autonomous schools.
To find out more, visit the Students First website.
News | 15 September 2014
All of Victoria’s 1,526 government schools are expected to benefit from at least one of the activities that will be implemented through the initiative.
To find out more, visit the Students First website
News | 8 September 2014
International Literacy Day
8 September, is the United Nations’ Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International Literacy Day – the theme of this year’s International Literacy Day is “Literacy and Sustainable Development.”
For almost 50 years, UNESCO has been celebrating International Literacy Day. The day draws awareness to the international community that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning. Today highlights the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.
Literacy and being able to read and write, is the foundation of learning. Once children have learnt to read and write they are enabled to use these skills to learn and develop.
News | 29 August 2014
On 28 August 2014, the
The Bill aims to reform higher education by deregulating fees and extending demand driven funding to higher education qualifications below the level of bachelor degree, including higher education diplomas, advanced diplomas and associate degrees, and also to private universities and non-university higher education providers.
The Bill would enable providers to determine the amount that students contribute to the cost of their courses and restructures Commonwealth subsidies for Commonwealth supported places to ensure a more equal sharing of costs between taxpayers and students.
News | 21 August 2014
The Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and the Tasmanian Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP, have announced that the Australian Government’s $70 million Independent Public Schools initiative will fund Tasmania’s new Community Empowered Schools program.
Tasmania will implement the Community Empowered Schools program with the $2.1 million in funding it will receive from the Australian Government.
The initiative is set to benefit 120 Tasmanian school communities.
To find out more, visit the Students First website.
News | 1 July 2014
CQUniversity will increase the number and type of students attending by offering a full range of courses from Certificate 1 through to doctorate, and providing flexible pathways between vocational and higher education.
News | 30 June 2014
The Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP has announced a $22 million grant for Good to Great Schools Australia to improve the literacy results of children in remote primary schools.
For information please visit the Flexible Literacy for Remote Primary Schools Programme web page