SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Thank you to the ACPET team, to Mel and the board members and representatives of different companies who are present here today. To our hosts from [indistinct] in education, thank you very much for having us here, and for the showcasing of the wonderful work that you do and that you’ll undertake with…
DetailsSubject: Higher Education Reforms; Gun Control E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Thanks very much for your company this morning, with me now Liberal front bencher, the Assistant Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingham and the Shadow Minister for Citizenship, Michelle Rowland, good to see you both. Michelle Rowland, in terms of the higher education reforms, the…
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New legislation passed the Senate today that will further crack down on dodgy Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham welcomed the Senate’s decision to pass the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2015. “Passing this Bill sends a clear signal that the Australian Government…
DetailsThe Codes of Practice and Ethics of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) were launched today in Melbourne. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, has today launched the codes of practice and ethics, an industry-led response to tackling rogue providers and lifting standards in the vocational education and training…
DetailsLabor's leader and education spokespeople should be blushing with embarrassment at their responses to today's reforms preventing unscrupulous marketers from targeting vulnerable Australians and exploiting taxpayers to the tune of billions of dollars. Assistant Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham said that while Labor had been responsible for the significant expansion of the…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… TOM TILLEY: Alright, imagine you're out of work. Someone knocks on your door and they say, if you sign up for this course, not only will you get a qualification, you won't have to pay any fees until you earn a decent salary. Oh and by the way, here's a free…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… LEON BYNER: We often talk about training on this program, and we know that whether you’ve got a Liberal or Labor government federally, both governments are pretty keen that you should either be studying or working, unless of course there’s some incapacity from which you suffer. Now, there’s a lot of…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… JON FAINE: Well, for months and months now, back to the middle of last year on this programme, we started talking about rorts and problems in the system of paying for higher education. We’ve learned that you can get a free iPad just for signing up for a course, which without…
DetailsSUBJECTS: VET FEE-HELP E&OE… SIMON BIRMINGHAM: Australia’s training system is one of the best in the world. Today, the Federal Government is announcing a range of reforms to the VET FEE-HELP scheme, to ensure the integrity of our training system is preserved well into the future. VET FEE-HELP is an important scheme. It provides opportunities…
DetailsGrants are starting to flow through from the Industry Skills Fund (ISF) to businesses across Australia. Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, said the ISF is helping Australian businesses grow and compete in an increasingly global market that will help boost productivity and competitiveness across the economy. “The iconic South Australian ice…
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