The study of 3,018 year 10, 11 and 12 students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, funded by the AMP Foundation and conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) for The Smith Family, found that a majority of students are identifying preferred career paths based on their skills and personal interests with little to no understanding of the availability of…
Daily Archives September 14, 2005
The tenth anniversary of Adult Learners' Week (ALW) in Australia was celebrated from 1-8 September, with hundreds of events, workshops and open days providing learning opportunities for adult learners and supporting the event theme of 'a pathway to adult learning in your community and workplace'. The major national event was 'Learn @ Work Day', with the goal of drawing attention…
Prime Minister John Howard says he is delighted the Senate has finally passed legislation to sell Telstra. Link: Howard delighted as Telstra sale cleared.