New Report Shows Subject Choice and Careers Advice Are Crucial. An Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) report released today has provided further evidence that high-quality careers advice in schools is crucial if young Australians are to make successful career and education decisions. The report, Pathways from School to Further Education or Work: Examining the Consequences of Year 12 Course…
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Teacher Merit Pay Tied to Education Gains. Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts has a bold plan to improve public education in his state by offering merit pay tied to classroom performance. By MICHAEL JANOFSKY. [NYT > Education]
Mitchell Youth Forum 2005. We are live! Welcome! Approximately one hundred young people from across the Mitchell Shire will gather on Wednesday the 7th of September at the Seymour Campus of the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE to share their points of view about living, learning and working in Mitchell Shire. A series of activities and workshops will include: Collage,…
Teachers unhappy with planned changes to school report cards. Article.wn.com - Tue Jun 28, 03:20 pm GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
Liz Gannes: "Flickr photos can now be geo-tagged via a drag-and-drop interface with Yahoo Maps." [Scripting News]
Communique from Ministerial Council for VTE. The Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education (MCVTE) held an extraordinary meeting in Sydney to consider the options for the next stages of training reform. This Communique confirms Ministers' ongoing commitment to building a national training system, which will meet the challenge of improving future productivity and workforce participation, through the development of…
Nursing offered as HSC subject in 2007. Schools in Sydneys west and south-west will next year offer nursing as a subject for senior students. The hope is that offering nursing as a HSC subject will lead to more students picking nursing as a career choice. [School Education Headlines]
Building a better future for our children. Ambitious plans to transform secondary education in Rochdale borough will be reviewed by councillors before the end of January. [eGov monitor - Education]
New TVET Australia website. The new Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Australia website is now avaliable. This website offers a range of services and support to the National Training System. It includes sections on the National Quality Council, the National Industry Skills Committee and TVET Product Services. [Vocational Education & Training Headlines]