Tag: vocational education

Vocational Subject Shake-Up in New South Wales Schools

Australian students in New South Wales (NSW) will soon be allowed to study as many vocational subjects as they like and still receive a tertiary ranking score, as teachers prepare a statewide strike over pay. Under the HSC overhaul, the category A and category B system for Vocational Education and Training subjects will be abolished….


Trade School or College? The Many Benefits of Encouraging Children to Choose Their Own Educational Path

It was the third day of kindergarten. My son jumped into the car and announced, “I’m not going to school anymore. I’m going to be a truck driver!” I looked at my wife and then my son and simply said, “You’ve got a long way to go until you can do that; I think we…


Law Professor Warns Against Australia’s Universities Becoming ‘Education Factories’

An emeritus law professor has warned about the risk of turning Australia’s universities into “education factories” that graduate people with poor skills and critical capability who could be easily influenced by the pervasive “woke culture.” Gabriel Moens, emeritus professor of law at University of Queensland, pointed out that the current education policy, which focuses on…


Former Pro Vice Chancellor Warns Against Australia’s Universities Becoming ‘Education Factories’

A former pro vice chancellor at Murdoch University has warned about the risk of turning Australia’s universities into “education factories” that graduate people with poor skills and critical capability who could be easily influenced by the pervasive “woke culture.” Gabriel Moens, who is also an emeritus professor of law at University of Queensland, pointed out…